The city of Norfolk partnered with the tech firm FloodMapp and the Waze traffic app to warn residents of flooded roadways in real time
The app’s accuracy will improve, Spencer said, because drivers will validate Waze’s warnings.
The Chesapeake Bay and the Elizabeth River form a crescent of water around three sides of the city, while other tributaries flow into its interior. During high tides, rains can overwhelm sewers and have nowhere to go but low-lying streets. Flooding affects truck traffic heading to and from port terminals. And it impedes the ability of U.S. Navy sailors to quickly reach the world's largest naval base, where piers are lined with aircraft carriers.
Marc Vigeant, a project manager for a marine construction company, was caught in one in 2020 when he left work. The project in Norfolk shows how new technologies can help people adapt to climate change but it fails to address the root causes, said Jesse Goldstein, a Virginia Commonwealth University sociology professor who studies the green economy.
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