Soaking up ideas: How ‘sponge cities’ can absorb water, prevent flooding

As Canada grapples with the consequences of climate change, including the disastrous floods in British Columbia, cities are looking for ways to be more resilient to extreme weather. Mike Drolet looks at one idea that harnesses nature’s power to absorb water like a sponge.

• Municipalities looking to build ‘sponge cities’ for extreme rain events. What does that mean?
• 1.3 million farm animals dead due to climate change: What can B.C. do to stop the next catastrophe?
• What can a ‘sponge’ teach us about building resilient cities? Turns out, a lot