Extreme weather conditions can tax urban drainage systems to the max
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 - 14:00
in Earth & Climate
During a typical Canadian winter, snow accumulation and melt -- combined with sudden rainfalls -- can lead to bottlenecks in storm drains that can cause flooding. With that in mind, researchers have been examining urban stormwater drainage systems, and they too have concerns about the resilience of many urban drainage systems.