Extreme Storms
100 year storms only occur every 100 years.
False
Rising sea levels expose higher locations not usually subjected to the power of the sea and to the erosive forces of waves and currents (True or False).
What is True
“Climate justice” is a term that acknowledges climate change can have disproportionately harmful social, economic, and public health impacts on ______________ populations.
What is disinvested or lower-socioeconomic.
Intense hurricanes and typhoons will _______________ by year 2050.
What is double.
Heavier precipitation, more-frequent hurricanes and _____________ are the key ways that climate change increases flood risks.
What is rising sea waters.
One reason that poor communities experience more flooding because they often live in the low-lying areas or in neighborhoods without green space to absorb water. True or False
What is True.
Since 1995 there have been _________ above-normal Atlantic hurricane seasons (how many?)
What is 17.
FEMA stands for__________________.
What is Federal Emergency Management Agency
Black individuals in the United States are ______% more likely to currently live in areas with the highest projected increases in extreme temperature related deaths (EPA).
What is 40%.
Extreme storms are defined as those producing at least _________ inches of rain.
What is 0.12.
____________% of the world population, are directly exposed to flood depths greater than 0.15 meters in a 1-in-100-year flood event.
What is 23%.
Over ______% of pollution-related deaths happen in low- and middle-income countries.
What is 90.
More heat in the atmosphere and warmer ocean surface temperatures can lead to__________________.
What is increased wind speeds in tropical storms.
FEMA protection includes safeguarding against acts of terrorism and natural disasters. (True or False)
What is True
The World Health Organization estimates that climate change will cause an additional ________ deaths per year between 2030 and 2050
What is 250,000.