Washington Floods Expose a Double Threat: Old Drains and Climate Change

The New York Times

Washington, D.C., received almost a month’s worth of rain over just a few hours Monday, overwhelming the city’s storm-water system and flooding homes and streets and showing the vulnerability of cities in the era of climate change. “We’re still approaching this 21st-century problem with 20th-century infrastructure, and it’s completely inadequate.”

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