Wide-Ranging Measures Proposed to Control Bigger Storms Coming With Climate Change --study

Storms Are Getting Bigger With Climate Change. A New Flood Study Offers One Region Ideas to Prepare In southeastern Pennsylvania, Hurricane Ida in 2021 was a preview of a flood-prone future. A report recommends construction projects and other fixes to save lives and property. Derek Harrison Inside Climate News

The outlook for more climate-related flooding in a southeastern Pennsylvania watershed has prompted a new call for measures to contain heavy rains, allow raging waters to pass downstream and help the public anticipate bigger and more frequent storms.

The Brandywine Flood Study, prepared by the nonprofit Brandywine Conservancy, the University of Delaware Water Resources Center and a local flood-control agency, says more land should be set aside for open space that could absorb rains before they become floods. The report also calls for more bridges, dams and culverts to be repaired, removed or enlarged to cope with increased water flows that would otherwise flood the area and urges the construction of more green infrastructure such as rain gardens to absorb heavy rains.

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