Fast Company
The phrase “1 in 1,000-year floods” comes from the fact that statistically, floods of that intensity and destruction are likely to happen once every 1,000 years (or a 0.1% likelihood). In 2024, there were 35 1,000-year floods across the U.S. and more than triple that number of 100-year floods, which have a statistical probability of happening 1% of the time. But are these weather patterns actually out of the norm or are these floods becoming more common? Click here to read the story. Click the following link for more information on Flood.