One-in-three people worldwide exposed to flood risk: Moody’s

South Asia most flood-prone region, with 40% of population at risk of inland flooding

Ben NorrisOctober 4, 2024
Ayuthaya, THAILAND - November 18, 2011: Factories and housing in the area of an Industrial Estate in was underwater during the big flooding in Thailand.
Flooded factory in Bangkok, Thailand. Credit: Shutterstock/KARNT THASSANAPHAK

More than a third of the world’s population is exposed to flooding, according to Moody’s. In a newly published white paper, Moody’s calculates that 2.4 billion people are vulnerable to inland flooding, based on a 100-year ret...

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Ben NorrisOctober 4, 2024
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