US newsfromwww.npr.org1 month agoCopenhagen is adapting to a warmer world with rain tunnels and 'sponge parks'Copenhagen's 2011 cloudburst led to a significant shift in urban flood management and adaptation strategies.
fromwww.bkreader.com3 months agoCity Installs Flood Defenses Across Brooklyn StreetsNew York City completed a $42.3 million flood mitigation project to combat flooding in East Flatbush and Canarsie.
fromwww.nytimes.com3 months agoFEMA Cuts More Than $300 Million in Disaster Aid to New YorkFEMA cuts $325 million in grants crucial for New York's flood mitigation, a decision critics say endangers public safety.
jQueryfromwww.aljazeera.com4 months agoIndonesia uses cloud seeding to stop heavy rains as floods hit JakartaIndonesian authorities are using cloud seeding to mitigate flooding in Jakarta caused by heavy rainfall.