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US flood maps outdated thanks to climate change, Fema director says

The Guardian · Edward Helmore · last updated

Flood maps used by the federal government are outdated, the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or Fema, said on Sunday, considering a series of devastating floods caused by excessive rainfall induced by climate change.

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