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Reconnecting floodplains to rivers to reduce systemic flood risk

In policy forum Sustainable Floodplains Through Large-Scale Reconnection to Rivers (Science DOI: 10.1126/science.1178256) by Jeffrey Opperman and others argue that managing flood plains to permit flooding can be a better choice than trying to prevent flooding.  Such a strategy switches … Continue reading

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