The Environment Report

Floods are changing in Michigan. We're building infrastructure like they're not.

08.12.2019 - By Lester GrahamPlay

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Climate change is likely to bring more extreme rainfall and flooding to Michigan. So, flood risk in the next 100 years will probably look very different than in the last. But, much of our infrastructure, like culverts, bridges, and storm drains, is still being designed and built based on the floods of the past.

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