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Sponge cities that fight flooding

People Fixing the World

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What Happens When the River Level Rises?

Singapore's national water agency has been using nature base solutions to hold on to and then slowly release water reduce flooding. The transformation into a natural ed river was made possible due to the adoption of a series of bio engineering techniques. When the river level rises, this triggers blinking lights and sirens that on the park uses. Just have a listen, water level rising. For your safety, please move out of the river beyond the red marker.

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