Flood Risk in Shanghai, China
Risk Level: Extreme — Score 9/10
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Key Risk Factors
- High risk rating for Shanghai based on ThinkHazard (Coastal flood)
- Extensive history of significant events in this area
- Active in the last 12 months (14 events)
- Largest recent event exposed 92,600,000 people
- Significant river or coastal flood exposure
Peak season: March-September
Last significant event: Flood - Shanghai, East China (2024-06-20) — 92,600,000 people exposed
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How Shanghai Compares
Notable Flood Events Near Shanghai
DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 5 notable flood events near Shanghai, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Flood - Shanghai, East China (June 2024) — 92,600,000 people exposed; $2,283,874M capital exposed.
Flood - Shanghai, East China
June 19, 2024 — WARNING
92,600,000 people exposed; $2,283,874M capital exposed
Flood - Shanghai, East China
May 18, 2024 — WARNING
46,300,000 people exposed; $1,296,572M capital exposed
Flood - Shanghai, East China
May 11, 2024 — WARNING
46,300,000 people exposed; $1,296,572M capital exposed
Flood - Shanghai, East China
April 25, 2024 — WARNING
46,300,000 people exposed; $1,296,572M capital exposed
Flood - Shanghai, East China
March 3, 2024 — WARNING
46,300,000 people exposed; $1,296,572M capital exposed
Flood Preparedness Tips
- 1.Know if your property is in a flood zone — check FEMA maps
- 2.Consider flood insurance even if not in a high-risk zone
- 3.Never drive through flooded roadways — Turn Around, Don’t Drown
- 4.Move valuables and important documents to upper floors
- 5.Install sump pumps and check valves in plumbing
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How this data is built
Shanghai, China flood risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live flood monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.
The data behind this page
Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.
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