An Engineering Paradigm
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Throughout history, humans have made efforts to control nature. We’ve built structures to keep rivers at bay and farmland and towns dry. But these structures have proven themselves to be far from perfect, and attempting to engineer America’s largest river has only made for worse flooding events. On this episode of Stories from the Floodplain, PRN staff member and host Ryan Grosso speaks with Army Corps engineers to discuss how we can return natural function to rivers and their floodplains while adapting to climate change and exacerbated flooding. Supplement Audio: CBS News KCTV News KHQ TV MSNBC PBS Newshour Music: Purple Planet Music (https://www.purple-planet.com) “Cylinder Three” by Chris Zabriskie (Licensed under an Attribution License) Emotional Ambient - bdProductions When the Levee Breaks - Kansas Joe and Memphis Minnie
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