A flood map showing water level of one meter above the high tide line, and how it could be reached through combinations of sea level rise, tides and storm surge.

Nearly five years after the destructive 2017 floods, flood mapping aimed at making B.C.’s Okanagan more resilient is starting to have a tangible impact. Building on floodplain mapping done by ...

A worst-case scenario would see sea levels rise by 125 cm along the coast of Metro Vancouver by the year 2100. Thousands of dwellings within 10 km of the coast here reside at 1 m in elevation or less.

These new models incorporate forward-looking climate data, including projections of extreme rainfall, sea-level rise and changing storm patterns – factors FEMA’s maps generally exclude.

Many FEMA flood maps are out of date, and even newly updated ones don't take into account climate-driven heavy rain or sea level rise. Where to start ...