Mobilizing a Flood Response
Clip: 4/17/2013 | 16m 15s
We discuss Chicago's preparedness to deal with a flood of today’s magnitude, or worse.
How prepared are we to deal with a flood of today’s magnitude, or worse? We discuss reaction and the future on Chicago Tonight at 7:00 pm with Jim Allsopp, Meteorologist at the National Weather Service Office in Chicago; David St. Pierre, Executive Director at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago; and Josh Ellis, Program Director at Metropolitan Planning Council.
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Mobilizing a Flood Response
Clip: 4/17/2013 | 16m 15s
How prepared are we to deal with a flood of today’s magnitude, or worse? We discuss reaction and the future on Chicago Tonight at 7:00 pm with Jim Allsopp, Meteorologist at the National Weather Service Office in Chicago; David St. Pierre, Executive Director at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago; and Josh Ellis, Program Director at Metropolitan Planning Council.
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