Thursday, November 29, 2012

Adapting in Dubuque

"In the spring of 1999, residents of a neighborhood on the north side of Dubuque, Iowa, faced a serious dilemma: With tornado sirens blaring outside, they could either evacuate their homes in the middle of a major thunderstorm, or they could risk drowning in their flooded basements as the water continued to rise around them..."
http://www.sustainablecitynetwork.com/topic_channels/water/article_44bd81c4-39b8-11e2-8700-001a4bcf6878.html

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