This University of Michigan team explored the repeat flooding within specific Detroit neighborhoods and the social determinants of health. The bright red clusters are areas of greatest concern. Notably, flooding is not limited to areas near the Detroit River, but is experienced frequently in multiple areas.

“Hot and cold spots of flooding using the Getis-Ord Gi* statistic. Red dots represent “hot” spots, or locations of statistically significant clusters of homes that experienced flooding. Blue does represent clusters of homes that reported not experiencing flooding.”