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The Indian city of Surat faces a triple flooding threat from the Tapi and the Ukai dam, the Arabian sea, and the 19 miles of creeks that spread through the city. With its soaring population, Sutar is on track to becoming India's eighth megacity, increasing the risk of severe flood losses. Making matters worse, experts predict that future rainfall will intensify.
The organisers of next year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo have decided to cut the number of spectators for the sailing events by a third so they can be quickly evacuated to higher ground in the event of a tsunami. The number of spectators off Enoshima island, just south of the Japanese capital, will now be capped at 3,300.
As heatwaves and blackouts have been the talk of the town across Australia, attention has now turned to the aversion of the worst impacts of climate change as extreme heat becomes an inevitable part of the country's future. Solutions can range from retrofits and demand management to community cool zones and on-demand power capacity.
Considering Wuhan's propensity for flooding, the city is one of China's first "sponge cities" - areas piloting ecologically friendly alternatives to traditional flood defences and drainage systems. But retrofits for old residential communities and subsidies that will soon expire are challenging the city's transition.
Experts say the U.S. falls short on preparedness because of over-reliance on the Federal Emergency Management Agency, when resources and preparation should start at the state and local levels. But with a lack of capacity, incongruent standards, and poor tracking of disaster spending, the federal government may need to step up by improving its programs and risk maps.
In California, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) has announced that it plans to file for bankruptcy. PG&E is under investigation for its role in November’s Camp fire, the state's deadliest fire in history, and has been found responsible for several other disasters in recent years, which left it with potential liabilities of at least $30 billion.
Amid increasingly severe tourism issues, Venice is grappling with recurring high waters that are damaging the city's historic sites and costing millions. Administrators have said the damage would have been avoided if the multibillion-Euro Mose project had been up and running, but delays and unforeseen circumstances pushed the completion date to 2022.
In the UK, Cumbrian farmers who planted willow for a Swedish paper mill say the crop mitigated severe December 2015 floods by intercepting rain to slow flows and by impeding the flow of water over ground and in the soil. Considering that the same floods collapsed bridges and prompted military aid, the willows have proven to be an effective mitigation resource.
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