Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

How ghost streams and redlining’s legacy lead to unfairness in flood risk, in Detroit and elsewhere

(Version anglaise seulement)

par Jacob Napieralski, Professor of Geology, University of Michigan-Dearborn

In 2021, metro Detroit was hit with a rainstorm so severe that President Joe Biden issued a major disaster declaration at state officials’ request.

Nearly 8 inches of rain fell within 24 hours, closing every major freeway and causing massive damage to homes and businesses. The storm was of a severity historically seen in Detroit every 500 to…

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