Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20170916:16:37:00
Suggests that floods are becoming more frequent, more intense and more widespread. coastal flooding of the kind we saw in flooding and texas as well as less damaging nuisance events have shot up by as much as 900% since the 1960s. between 1980 and 2013, u.s. floods caused more than $260 billion in damage, more than any other kind of natural disaster. stricter flood standards come with additional construction costs. 1.25% more according to the obama administration. and building trade groups say those increased costs could be passed on to everyday americans. but a study by the national institute...
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