The housing affordability crisis has boosted migration to areas vulnerable to floods, wildfires, and extreme heat

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Woman drives her car in a flooded road in Florida.
Frequent flooding has direct and indirect consequences on roads and traffic: while some roads flood and become impracticable, others see traffic clogs and delays as drivers take alternative routes.

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A JetBlue flight to Fort Lauderdale landed in the Bahamas after the Florida airport closed due to extreme flooding

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A car drives through flooding at Fort Lauderdale's airport in Florida.
A car drives through flooding at Fort Lauderdale's airport in Florida.

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Florida's climate exodus has already begun — and it's only going to get worse

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Climate change is making disasters like hurricanes more devastating and frequent, and Floridians are already being forced to flee.

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The state's climate exodus has already begun

60,000 miles of US roads could be under water in a few decades. Here's how experts say we can save our critical infrastructure.

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A Florida road flooded during Hurricane Ian during a sunny day, with a yellow sign that reads
The impact on roads and traffic of was about $1.5 billion worth of damage in 2020. By 2050, it could be as high as $37 billion.

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