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2. Does your yard flood every time it rains in Georgia? Here are ...

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   If your yard is too uneven for any other mechanical solution and holds water no matter what, it may be time to fully regrade. Get rid of the low spots and sloping yards by leveling out your land ...

3. How Cities Are Using Nature-Based Solutions to Tackle Floods

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   Surface water flooding is especially dangerous for cities with a high proportion of impervious soil coverage and hard surfaces—such as roads and parking lots—that prevent rainwater from being ...

4. Flood management - Wikipedia

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   A weir was built on the Humber River (Ontario) to prevent a recurrence of a catastrophic flood. Flood management describes methods used to reduce or prevent the detrimental effects of flood waters. Flooding can be caused by a mix of both natural processes, such as extreme weather upstream, and human changes to waterbodies and runoff.

5. Lake Township woman solves major backyard flooding issue with ...

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   A rain garden collects rain water, allowing it to soak into the ground and reduce flooding. It also has environmental benefits. Lake Township woman solves major backyard flooding issue with rain ...

6. Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 - Wikipedia

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   The federal government heavily underwrites the flood insurance rates for these areas. The law "ordered FEMA to stop subsidizing flood insurance for second homes and businesses, and for properties that had been swamped multiple times." [6] These changes were to occur gradually over the course of five years. FEMA was also instructed to do a study ...

7. Why turning cities into ‘sponges’ could help fight flooding

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   When asked whether recent flooding undermined his thesis, Yu acknowledged that sponge cities can still overflow if projects aren’t properly designed or built, or if rainfall is too extreme.