Rethinking preparedness: Flooding can happen anywhere

Severe flooding is shaking communities across the globe — whether it’s the millions of dollars in property damage in Michigan or through the loss of hundreds of lives in Rio de Janeiro. Floods are happening more often and in more unexpected places, and governments everywhere — regardless of their historical risk factors — need to use more advanced technology systems in order to keep citizens safe.

If global weather patterns over just the last few months have shown us anything, it’s that nothing is certain anymore. Even a place like Dubai — in a region synonymous with arid, desert landscapes — can find itself underwater.

Read the full article in Water Online.