Climate change isn’t coming---it's here. Precipitation during heavy rain events increased by 60% between 1958 and 2022 in the northeastern United States. And, as our climate continues to warm, we are expecting even more severe storms.
What does this mean for you? More flooding. A few more inches of rainfall across the watershed has the potential to increase the Charles River’s volume by millions of gallons during a storm. And, in our highly urbanized watershed that is home to over a million people, that means homes, businesses, critical infrastructure, and more are vulnerable to flood damage.
In 2021, we developed the Charles River Flood Model to identify when + where flooding will occur in our watershed. Check out our website to learn more about the project at www.crwa.org/watershed-model
26 июн 2024