Commentary: China struggles with ‘once-in-a-century’ floods that may be new normal

With climate change bringing more erratic weather patterns, countries like China must do more to prepare populations for more of such floods.The impacts of these latest floods have demonstrated how far reaching the consequences can be.

A view of floodwaters overflown to the banks of Tai Lake following heavy rainfall in Huzhou, Zhejiang province, China July 15, 2020. This has to be combined with a razor sharp focus on building new capabilities like good land use planning, early warning systems and effective evacuation systems when catastrophic floods strike.has played important an important role in mitigating floods in the Yangtze River.

The use of big data and artificial intelligence in weather forecasting, flood monitoring and warning have helped China to warn regional authorities of upcoming floods much faster. During the current floods, China's Meteorological Administration had warned regions in the south of the country to prepare.The country also continues to build, extensive flood control infrastructure along rivers to rapidly channel flood waters from the cities.

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