Climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of extreme floods. In addition to damaging infrastructure, floods can also contaminate drinking water. The report found that more than a third of large water systems in the U.S. now face high flood risks.
Last year, people in North Carolina lost access to drinking water for almost two months after Hurricane Helene, but there are flooding risks nationwide.
More than 20 percent of California’s largest water systems are at high risk, including in Alameda County and Sacramento.
Advocates say that the federal government will need to make big investments to protect clean drinking water. But, right now, the Trump Administration is trying to eliminate more than two billion dollars of federal funding for water infrastructure.
