Too Much Rain Is Falling on Unprepared Infrastructure
The rain alone isn’t the problem. It’s what it falls on. In addition to parched soil, stormwater infrastructure is simply not positioned to handle the downpours of the 21st century. The American Society of Civil Engineers gives California’s stormwater infrastructure ranking a D+.
“Much of the drainage infrastructure in California was constructed prior to the 1940s and needs repair or replacement,” the group wrote in its annual report card.
Not exactly great news for what, if it were a country, would be the world’s fifth-largest economy. And even more nerve-wracking news when you consider what states and countries with fewer resources will go through as the planet gets hotter still.
