Mitigation Minute for September 5, 2018

Flooding is the most common and costly natural disaster in the U.S., causing millions of dollars of damages each year. Floodplain management can help communities reduce losses, protect valuable economic and natural resources, and, more importantly, save lives.

Learn more about how communities can reduce the physical and financial impacts of future flooding through floodplain management.

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About “Mitigation Minute”

This series is provided by FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Assistance Division. The “Mitigation Minute” contains a weekly fact about grants and resources provided across the country to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to people and property from natural hazards and does not endorse any non-government organizations, entities or services.

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