California Is a Good Place to Start a Smart Flood Plan

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Peter Glick: It's time to change from a philosophy that we can manage and prevent these floods. We have to learn how to accept the kinds of extreme events we're getting, he says. And it sounds like you're not just talking about California anymore; this is true everywhere, writes Glick. "I would say it's smart flood planning rather than dumb flood planning," he adds.

Rain is good for California, but the state was not prepared for what might be a megastorm. KQED’s Dan Brekke assesses the damage from the San Francisco Bay Area and the Pacific Institute’s Peter Gleick explains how we can be better prepared for future storms.

This episode was produced by Siona Peterous and Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Efim Shapiro, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

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