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EPISODE · Aug 1, 2026 · 23 MIN

What if your home could float when a flood hits?

from What On Earth

Flood-prone communities are doing everything to keep water out. But as climate-fuelled storms become more severe, some architects say we need to work with water, not fight it. We learn how amphibious engineering kept Bangladeshi kids in school and allowed a Louisiana community to stay afloat.

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