No flood gauges, no warning: 99% of US streams are off the radar amid rising flash flood risks "One promising solution is expanding the streamgage network through public-private partnerships and encouraging state and local governments, small businesses, academic institutions and nonprofits to build and operate their own sensors."
The Conversation
No flood gauges, no warning: 99% of US streams are off the radar amid rising flash flood risks – we saw the harm in 2024
If federal streamgages were bolstered by networks of cheaper monitors run by communities, the results could save lives.
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In Florida, a race is on to save the Everglades and protect a key source of drinking water β€œThis is the biggest, most complicated and most expensive ecosystem restoration project in the world. It’s really important that we get it right.”
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In Florida, a race is on to save the Everglades and protect a key source of drinking water
For decades, largescale engineering projects for development and agriculture drained and partitioned South Florida's Everglades, a vast wetlands la...
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