BECAUSE

The First Street Foundation is a nonprofit organization that combined a series of contemporary flooding models into a single, nationwide flood risk tool. Used by local governments and insurance companies alike, they are known to have a more accurate accounting of the risk than the one used by the federal government, in which the risks tend to be underestimated. 

The FSF studies predict that 44,708 properties in Burlington County have more than a 26% chance of being severely affected by flooding over the next 30 years. This represents 20.6% of all properties in Burlington County.

Many people in the county are likely to experience the negative impact of climate change, specifically flooding, in the near future. I am sure many of our neighbors already have stories from their personal experiences. 

If you have a story to tell, please tell us. What can we learn from your experience?

Without your stories, there will be no art. So thank you for sharing your stories with us. You are an inspiration and a work of art!