Heavy rain during a drought can increase the risk of flooding, and Austin is a little too familiar with that. The city sits in the middle of “flash flood alley,” one of the most flood-prone regions on the continent. | fawazieee
A school bus drives across a bridge over Blunn Creek in South Austin during heavy rain last month.
“We are designing urbanized areas in a way that we expect the landscapes to be our natural sponge. But they're not becoming those buffers.”Although creeks do a good job of collecting water, Shunk said, they often can’t hold the amount needed to prevent buildings and roadways from flooding. Niyogi said Texas is a water-sensitive region and cities in flash flood alley should be structured to benefit from downpours rather than suffer.
further, leaving behind rocky layers and even less permeable earth. Without vegetation to intercept rain and bind soil with roots, the pattern repeats itself.is a step in the right direction.
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