Sponge basin could help prevent flooding

Stunning images of a flash flood in the region between Nepal and Tibet in Asia made headlines around the world. In Brazil, they brought to mind the floods that have occurred in various regions in recent years. Occurring with increasing frequency and intensity, these extreme weather events share the same root cause: global warming. According to Cecília Herzog, a Brazilian urban landscape architect with the Network of Experts in Nature Conservation (RECN), climate change requires adaptations that…