Climate Change and Floods

As Global Warming continues, more and more people will be at risk for severe flooding, with people living in poverty at the greatest risk. The World Water Council notes that from 1971 to 1995, floods affected more than 1.5 billion people, or 100 million a year; of those, 318,000 people were killed and more than 81 million left homeless. In addition, the number of major flood disasters has risen relentlessly. There were six in the 1950s; seven in the 1960s; eight in 1970s; 18 in the 1980s; and 26 in the 1990s.

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