Stormwater

Over half of the U.S. by area— nearly 485 million ha (1.2 billion ac) — consists of farmland, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Although this land is vital to the

New York City experienced approximately USD $19 billion in damage and lost economic activity following Hurricane Sandy in 2012. The storm forced thousands of residents to evacuate from flooded homes,

Media reports often assert that increasingly intense flooding will “swallow millions of U.S. acres within decades” and “erase cities by 2050,” among other alarming predictions. However, many such articles cover