UK flood crisis reopens old wounds

The UK floods have brought the infrastructure spending debate to a new head. The path to climate change-proof cities will not be a smooth one.

Britain’s political leaders and environmental officials are reviewing the country’s flood and water handling strategies in the wake of massive floods across much of England.

The devastation wrought on towns and river valleys in the north of England in early July and in the west of England in mid-July posed a major test for the UK’s new ...

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