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Voices: What Detroit’s flooding crisis reveals about building resilient Great Lakes cities

Voices: What Detroit’s flooding crisis reveals about building resilient Great Lakes cities
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On a summer night in 2021, torrential rain overwhelmed Southeast Michigan. Nearly 6 inches fell in 24 hours. Freeways turned into rivers. Emergency crews conducted water rescues along I-94. Across Detroit and its inner suburbs, water surged through basement drains and windows, filling homes with...

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