Storm-resistant parks are helping cities defend themselves against flooding

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NEW YORK - Flooding from storm surges and heavy rainfall can be one of the most devastating effects of storms - and scientists say climate change is making those storms worse. Often, engineers build barriers like sea walls and levees to protect coastal cities. But now, there's a new, prettier approach: public parks that are also storm-resistant.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

NEW YORK - Flooding from storm surges and heavy rainfall can be one of the most devastating effects of storms - and scientists say climate change is making those storms worse. Often, engineers build barriers like sea walls and levees to protect coastal cities. But now, there's a new, prettier approach: public parks that are also storm-resistant.

"It really has to do with employing the right design strategies," Balsley added."So, it can take those storms, it can take the hit, but you know it's gonna bounce back." Neighbourhood activists like Marvin Thomas and Marie Reed have lived in this waterlogged community most of their lives. When asked what she remembered from her childhood, Reed said,"Not sleeping the night it rained."

"We'll accomplish that by putting a series of new stormwater pipes in the roads through the Southbridge community," said Jeff Flynn, Wilmington's economic development director."Those pipes will divert water into this wetland eventually to the channels where it'll circulate and then move into the Christina River."

 

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