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Levee Failures Likely To Affect Communities Of Color Disproportionately

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An aerial view shows many buildings, homes, streets and cars flooded with brown water.
An aerial view shows a flooded neighborhood in the unincorporated community of Pajaro in Watsonville, California, on March 11, 2023. Residents were forced to evacuate in the middle of the night after an atmospheric river surge broke the Pajaro Levee and sent flood waters flowing into the community.  (Josh Edelson/Getty Images)

New Study Look At Who’s Affected By Levee Breaches

People who live behind a vast number of aging levees in the United States are more likely to be people of color and have less education compared to those who don’t. And that leaves them more vulnerable to flooding and the impacts of climate change.
Reporter: Emily Zentner, California Newsroom

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