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Pretty sure the worst of these floods is from the channelisation of rivers.. https://det.social/@EikeLeidgens/113398487329913655
@thisismissem @dgoldsmith
99 Percent Invisible did not one but two recent episodes on this topic, one about LA:
https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/a-river-runs-through-los-angeles/
…and one about a community actually fixing the problem:
https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/nbft-05-the-little-levee-that-could/
99% InvisibleA River Runs Through Los Angeles - 99% InvisibleWhen you hear the word “river,” you probably picture a majestic body of water flowing through a natural habitat. Well, the LA River looks nothing like that. Most people who see it probably mistake it for a giant storm drain. It’s a deep trapezoidal channel with steep concrete walls, and a flat concrete bottom. The
@inthehands @dgoldsmith yeah, I think I watched that, which is where I learned about it, iirc.