According to a report published on Tuesday, if climate change continues to worsen, more than a hundred hazardous industrial sites along the California coast are at risk of severe floods owing to increasing sea levels, potentially spreading toxins.
Flooding might occur at 129 sites by 2050, including oil refineries, sewage treatment plants, and nuclear and fossil fuel power plants, according to a study done by academics at the University of California, Los Angeles and Berkeley.
These areas provide a risk of pollution and contamination to surrounding ecosystems if they are flooded. The analysis found that communities in the Los Angeles/Orange County and San Francisco Bay areas were the most vulnerable.
The economically vulnerable would be hit more by flooding and the accompanying contamination since they are less likely to have access to automobile evacuation and to return to restore their homes. According to the findings, these groups include minorities, the elderly, the poor, and those living in linguistically isolated homes.
Because they tend to live closer to industrial and hazardous waste facilities, low-income households and people of color are more likely to be affected by flood-induced contaminant releases, according to the study. There are fewer tools available to help low-income neighborhoods prepare for, respond to, and recover from flooding.
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The study analyzed county and Census data from California to forecast how the flooding may affect the state’s residents. The effects of climate change on floods are not limited to California.
Florida has been suffering a steady rise in sea levels, which has resulted in increased flooding around the state. The study’s authors advocate for giving environmental justice a higher profile in public policy and municipal organizing.
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