Flooding in America
b"Miami may be the poster child of rising waters in the U.S., but further inland, states are grappling with torrential flooding that is becoming the new norm. The Great Flood of 2019 caused destroyed acres of farmland and caused billions in damage throughout the Midwest. And scientists predict that there\\u2019s more climate-related precipitation to come. What does that mean for America\\u2019s aging infrastructure?\\n\\n\\n\\u201cIt\\u2019s absolutely going to fail for future climate events,\\u201d warns Martha Shulski of the Nebraska State Climate Office. \\u201cIf you're not planning for the climate of 2040 or 2060 then there's going to be failure. There's going to be impacts in a very extreme way perhaps.\\u201d\\n\\n\\nWhat happens when there is too much water \\u2014 or not enough? \\u201cThe problem with water is we treat it as if it\\u2019s, you know, inexhaustible,\\u201d says Betsy Otto, Global Water Director at the World Resources Institute. How are companies and communities planning for a future of water saturation and scarcity?\\n\\n\\nVisit climateone.org/watch-and-listen/podcasts for more information on today's episode.\\n\\n\\nGuests:\\n\\nJulia Kumari Drapkin, CEO and Founder, ISeeChange\\n\\nEd Kearns, Chief Data Officer, First Street Foundation\\n\\nMartha Shulski, Director, Nebraska State Climate Office; Nebraska State Climatologist\\n\\nBetsy Otto, Global Water Director, World Resources Institute\\n\\n\\nAdditional interview: \\n\\nJack Mulliken, farmer in Northeast Nebraska\\n\\n\\nThis program was recorded on July 28 and August 4, 2020, and is generously underwritten by the Water Foundation.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"