Tide Is High: How Restaurants Can Protect Against Spring Flood Season

The start of spring this month also signals the start of flood season - the natural disasters that account for 90 percent of all natural disaster damage, according to the American Red Cross. Additionally, annual costs to repair or replace damaged buildings could grow by roughly 25 percent from $13.5 billion in 2022 to over $16.9 billion by 2052 due to climate change.

Restaurants nearly everywhere are at risk for flood damage with higher altitudes most at risk in early spring, the Southwest with monsoon season in spring, followed by threats to the Southeast (the hardest hit areas) in late summer/fall. 

Despite the yearly threat, there are flood-readiness essentials restaurants and bars can adopt to better protect their business. We have detailed five ways to better secure your restaurant against the rainy season including how to use natural landscaping techniques, gutter work, foundation work, and water detection devices.

1. Use Natural Landscaping Techniques Around Your…