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Urban communities become ‘sponge cities’ to reduce flood risks posed by climate change

“WHEN IT RAINS, it pours” once was a metaphor for bad things happening in clusters. Now it’s becoming a statement of fact about rainfall in a changing climate. Across the continental U.S., intense single-day precipitation events are growing more frequent, fueled by warming air that can hold increasing levels of moisture. Most recently, areas north of […]

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