At 4 °C of warming, most countries would see increased flood risks. (news.mongabay.com)
The U.S. Forest Service calculated the social cost of coal mining which includes negative impacts to human health, property damages from increased flood risk, and the overall destruction of the environment. (earthday.org)
Water may become less scarce in regions that get more precipitation, but more precipitation will probably also increase flood risk; it may also raise the groundwater table, which could lead to damage to buildings and other infrastructure or to reduced agricultural productivity due to wet soils or soil salinization. (metlink.org)