米国に上陸したハリケーン「アイダ」の影響でニューヨークの地下鉄が浸水するなど、異例の豪雨が大都市に多くの被害をもたらした。そこから得られる教訓は、もはや都市インフラが気候変動の影響に追いつかなくなっており、再設計を迫られているという事実だ。
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