Urban Development, Greenhouses Gases can Trigger Extreme Floods – AZoCleantech

Written by AZoCleantechMar 16 2021
When the rain started to pour down in northern Georgia on September 15th, 2009, the residents of Atlanta were completely unaware that they would be witnessing epic flooding across the city.
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Localities, including Peachtree Hills, were inundated; the busiest expressway in Georgia was submerged, and so were the bridges and roads; the untreated sewage combined with the growing floodwaters; and people and cars were swept away….

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