Go With the Flow: Erica Gies on Embracing Water's Natural Path
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What happens when we change our relationship to water? Can we stop trying to control water and just go with the flow? Erica Gies, environmental journalist, National Geographic Explorer, and author of Water Always Wins: Thriving in an Age of Drought and Deluge sits down with host Jay Famiglietti to discuss how the engineered control of water sometimes does more harm than good.  We also hear from Nicholas Pinter about 'Design with Nature' and how communities are managing retreats from the floodplains.
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