What Is The Impact Of Climate Change On Stormwater Modeling, And How Can Water Professionals Prepare?

As the world’s climate continues to shift, the effects of extreme weather events are beginning to cascade through the modern civilized world. While topical discussions of the impacts of climate change often focus on significant natural disasters, there are other more gradual impacts to the way the world works that this shifting climate brings.

As larger storms become more common and their intensities swing more drastically, the work that hydraulic modelers must undertake to adequately support their network increases. In some ways, as water professionals we are straying into uncharted waters.