Model Predicts Urban Development and Greenhouse Gases Will Fuel Floods

Scientists conduct research on twin forcing agents of environmental change

Model Predicts Urban Development and Greenhouse Gases Will Fuel Floods

A new model predicts that urban development and greenhouse gases will fuel urban floods.

When rain began falling in northern Georgia Sept. 15, 2009, little did Atlantans know they would witness epic flooding throughout the city. Neighborhoods such as Peachtree Hills were submerged; Georgia’s busiest expressway was underwater, as were other roads and bridges; untreated...

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