All, I wanted to share some insight on the FWV: The idea of the report (and FWV) is to get engineers to think, explore and look into the ideas and processes that will be required to address the possible scenarios in the report and start the research and educational changes required to be ready and ...
Perhaps – a quick review of the ASCE document is useful. Built upon the broad consequences of climate change and associated effects – the document presents 4 different future world scenarios ( Resilient Cities; Progressive Megacities; Dispersed Settlements; and Unequal Enclaves ) based on 6 identified ...
Back in December 2018, we had some great discussions about the implications of and challenges associated with facing the threat of sea level rise on low lying airports. Needless to say that all civil infrastructure in coastal areas face similar problems. And we come across news from across the world, ...
I have heard of these being successful in cold climates like northern US and northern Europe. I have only heard of them for private pools where the pollution load would presumably be much smaller. They were marketed here in Texas a few years back, but I do not believe these recirculating systems are ...
Melinda, This spring pool looks really nice! There is a place near me called Devil's pool that's still widely used despite of high pollution levels and drowning danger, showing how much people want to have these natural places to swim. https://www.phillymag.com/news/2015/07/26/devils-pool-philadelphia/ ...
Perhaps an awareness of the few places that are natural swimming areas would help. There are a few in Texas. Balmorhea State Park https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/balmorhea Texas Balmorhea State Park Dive into the crystal-clear water ...