“The U.S. government has done a poor job mapping flooding at the level that’s needed for the individual homeowner to size up that risk,” said Brett Sanders, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at UC Irvine. … Sanders led a recent study that found far more people in the greater Los Angeles area are at risk of flooding than FEMA maps indicate. The researchers calculated the flood risk due to heavy rains, streamflow and coastal storm tides in unprecedented detail — down to the level of streets and buildings. … “We can pinpoint for every property how much hazard there is,” Sanders said. Read More