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Signs urban flooding is getting worse, and how it hurts us

Signs urban flooding is getting worse, and how it hurts us

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Tuesday, May 07, 2024
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Three signs that flooding is getting worse, and how it hurts us

The combination of global warming and aging, insufficient infrastructure is leading to an increase in urban flooding that shuts down expressways, destroys property and impacts personal health.

 
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Urban flooding is a rising threat. What can cities do to safeguard their futures?

 
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Resident Robert Ness wades through floodwaters in Brookfield, Ill., on May 18, 2020.

Harris Poll: Great Lakes residents feel ready for flooding. They better be right.

 
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Commentary: Neighborhoods hardest hit by flooding should be part of the solution

 
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The role builders, residents and developers play in flood diversion

 
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Commentary: How to lay the groundwork for a more water-resilient region

 
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Margaret Frisbie, executive director of Friends of the Chicago River

Outdated infrastructure, years of disinvestment leave some Chicago-area communities more susceptible to basement flooding

 
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Commentary: Urban flooding is the new norm; we need to rethink how we protect ourselves

 
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