- Title: Analysts identify limitations to Chinese sponge cities in extreme weather
- Date: 4th August 2023
- Summary: ZHUOZHOU, HEBEI PROVINCE, CHINA (AUGUST 3, 2023) (REUTERS) FLOODED STREET FLOODED STOREFRONTS WITH SUBMERGED CARS LOADER DRIVING THROUGH FLOODED AREA FLOODED RESIDENTIAL COMPOUND MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (AUGUST 4, 2023) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) RESEARCH ASSOCIATE AT THE ASIA SOCIETY POLICY INSTITUTE GENEVIEVE DONNELLON-MAY, SAYING: "So I think with what we're seeing wi
- Embargoed: 18th August 2023 12:46
- Keywords: beijing china climate change climate disaster doksuri emergency flood flooding floods hebei natural disaster rescue rescuers typhoon weather zhuozhou
- Location: BEIJING, NINGBO, ZHEJIANG PROVINCE, ZHUOZHOU, HEBEI PROVINCE / MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
- City: BEIJING, NINGBO, ZHEJIANG PROVINCE, ZHUOZHOU, HEBEI PROVINCE / MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
- Country: China
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Disaster/Accidents,Floods
- Reuters ID: LVA001226204082023RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Intense flooding with record-breaking rainfall in China in the last week have highlight the shortfalls of so called "sponge cities", said environment and city planning specialists.
The sponge cities, which are designed to safely retain and drain more rainwater, with permeable asphalt and pavements as potential technological solutions, were being tested by the effects of Typhoon Doksuri that cause massive flooding and at least 20 dead in China.
Analysts are divided on the efficacy of sponge cities in a future where extreme weather events are more common.
Typhoons are relatively rare for China's northeast. Most typhoons typically move west or northwest after making landfall in China.
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