Los Angeles County seeks to improve flood control in the face of climate change
Catastrophic flooding prompted city leaders and engineers a century ago to begin taming the Los Angeles Basin’s stormy rivers with dams, storm drains and concrete. Now scientists are warning that, in a warming world, the region can expect an increase in epic downpours that could quickly overwhelm its aging flood control system, releasing floodwaters into …
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