Modelling techniques now allow flood risk to be mapped down to street or even building level in a study showing that floods disproportionately affect disadvantaged communities and particular ethnic groups.
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Bates, P. Uneven burden of urban flooding. Nat Sustain 6, 9–10 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-022-01000-9
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