OPINION

Fighting floods with 'sponge cities'

News, Published on 02/02/2018

» In an era of rampant land development and increasing climate unpredictability, the world is growing used to alarming images of flooded city streets. Urban floods cost billions of dollars per year. Even the mildest can bring traffic to a standstill and cause economic hardship for merchants and residents. The worst floods kill people, spawn disease, destroy infrastructure and virtually shut down entire economies.