Rain Won’t Go Away. What to Do?
April 10, 2020
Facing the prospect of more and stronger storms arising from climate change, Philadelphia is creating natural systems, including unpaved areas dubbed “greened acres,” to capture rainwater that might otherwise overwhelm sewer pipes and treatment plants and cause urban flooding—and the challenges are proving both technical and social. In an expanded look at what a stormier future will require, a team of analysts laid out in Issues how the nation can boost the resiliency of its water-related infrastructure by improving both technologies and management practices.