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Webcast #7: Nancy Gassman (City of Fort Lauderdale)

How One Crisis Can Impact Another

#SystemsThinking

The COVID-19 pandemic started in Dec 2019 at the beginning of the dry season in S. Florida. This prevented the City from having to face seasonal stressors such as tropical storms and "sunny day" flooding during the health crisis. However, the workforce reduction in March/April 2020 diminished the ability to address known flooding hot spots during the driest time of the year. So how can we get in front of these challenges?