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February 19, 2025

Better water systems can help cities survive firestorms

  • Water utilities generally aren't designed to respond to the large urban fires growing more common as climate change worsens.
    • By BRITTANY PETERSON
    Associated Press

    LOUISVILLE, Colorado —Santa Rosa. Paradise. Boulder County. Lahaina. Los Angeles.

    All are places that have shown that American cities and their water systems weren't built to withstand wildfire, experts say.


     
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