floodplain
noun
flood·plain
ˈfləd-ˌplān 
1
: level land that may be submerged by floodwaters
2
: a plain built up by stream deposition
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But the data is based on extremely outdated floodplain maps that have not taken the most recent climate science on record rainfall into account.
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Molly Taft, WIRED, 2 Oct. 2024
While many homeowners are aware of the risks associated with living in floodplains or wildfire-prone areas, fewer understand how climate change might amplify these threats in ways that make traditional assumptions about risk obsolete.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
More:The Mississippi River's floodplain forests are dying.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
The McKenzie Watershed Alliance, an environmental organization out of Springfield, was awarded $8.5 million in federal funding to restore floodplains along the Willamette River, which will in turn aid species like the Chinook salmon, bull trout and Pacific lamprey.
—Axios Portland, Axios, 30 July 2024
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Molly Taft, WIRED, 2 Oct. 2024
While many homeowners are aware of the risks associated with living in floodplains or wildfire-prone areas, fewer understand how climate change might amplify these threats in ways that make traditional assumptions about risk obsolete.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
More:The Mississippi River's floodplain forests are dying.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
The McKenzie Watershed Alliance, an environmental organization out of Springfield, was awarded $8.5 million in federal funding to restore floodplains along the Willamette River, which will in turn aid species like the Chinook salmon, bull trout and Pacific lamprey.
—Axios Portland, Axios, 30 July 2024
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“Floodplain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floodplain. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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floodplain
noun
flood·plain
-ˌplān
1
: low flat land along a stream or river that may flood
2
: a plain built up from earth left by floodwaters
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