Canopy Atlanta
Atlanta has been flooding for nearly 200 years.
In this story from the When the Creeks Rise project, historical newspaper archives reveal how cloudburst after cloudburst has overwhelmed the city's infrastructure, and how some neighborhoods have always faced the worst of it. The patterns are older than most people think. ✍️ Victoria Lemos Read the full story through the link in our bio.
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