stormwater – The Afro News https://theafronews.com Voice of Unity Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:29:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Downspout disconnection – What’s the point? https://theafronews.com/downspout-disconnection-whats-the-point/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=downspout-disconnection-whats-the-point Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:29:06 +0000 http://www.theafronews.ca/?p=8552 Climate change is making storms, and flooding, much worse. The expected frequency of a storm, known as the return period, is an indication of storm intensity. For example, a 100 year storm is a big storm that is expected to occur no more than once every 100 years. From 2000 to 2005, Ontario had 10 severe storms greater than the "100-year storm", causing hundreds of millions in damages.

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