The South’s aging water infrastructure is getting pounded by climate change – fixing it is also a struggle
- Written by Jonathan Fisk, Associate Professor of Political Science, Auburn University
Workers attempt to repair a water main break in Jackson, Miss.Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesClimate change is threatening America’s water infrastructure as intensifying storms deluge communities and droughts dry up freshwater supplies in regions that aren’t prepared.
The severe storms that swept through the South April...