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Give Rivers Space: The Simple Flood Risk Fix
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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
Jun 14, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
With much of California's massive snowpack yet to melt, downstream communities remain on high alert for flooding. Hundreds of homes were destroyed or damaged during the record-breaking winter, which tested the state's aging flood infrastructure. To prevent flooding, communities often raise levees next to rivers higher and higher. Today, NPR climate correspondent Lauren Sommer talks about a new approach: just giving rivers some space to flow. Got questions about science? Email us at shortwave@npr.org. We'd love to hear from you!
Released:
Jun 14, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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