He says as we've paved over swampy coastlines, we've changed how storm waters flow.

他表示，我们在遍布湿地的海岸线铺路时，改变了暴雨积水的流向。

That means the city's wastewater and storm water flow through the same pipes.

这意味着城市的废水和雨水通过相同的管道流动。

The now Category 2 storm threatens to inundate low-lying coastal lands with surging storm water of two meters or more.

2级飓风多利安大有淹没低洼海岸土地的势头，造成了至少2米高的地面积水。

The fact that the city's storm water drains to that river and could become blocked from doing that is another.

这个城市的雨水流到那条河流并且可能被阻止这样做的事实是另一回事。

We're really excited about this project because it started to do something more than just dealing with storm water management.

我们对这个项目感到非常兴奋，因为它开始做一些雨水管理以外的事情。

He says he is excited about the project because it meant doing something more than just dealing with storm water management.

他说，他对这个项目感到兴奋，因为" 这意味着要做的不仅仅是处理有关雨水的问题。"

And we were really excited about this project because it started to do something more than just dealing with storm water management.

对于这个项目，我们兴奋不已，因为它带来的不仅仅是雨水管理。

When heavy rainfall happens, the pipes carry the extra " storm water" along with wastewater into the river instead of a sewage treatment center.

当下暴雨时，管道会将多余的“雨水”和废水一起排入河流，而不是污水处理中心。

The city is also installing bigger pumps, upgrading the storm water system and also using concrete and metal to extend a downtown flood wall.

该市还在安装更大的水泵，升级雨水系统，并使用混凝土和金属来延长市中心的防洪墙。

That storm water would have drained north, powering three rivers the size of the Nile, and forming vast wetlands in what is now Libya.

暴雨雨水在北部消化掉了，为尼罗河级的三条河流提供水源，并形成现在利比亚境内的广阔湿地。

During storms, water hits a wall that is just 9 meters from the front of the lighthouse.

在暴风雨期间，水会撞到距离灯塔前方仅9米的墙壁上。

In Sweden, they've designed a city where all of the parks are wet gardens, designed to deal with storm water and waste water.

在瑞典，他们设计了一个城市， 所有公园都是湿花园，旨在处理雨水和废水。

The idea behind it is, well, that it will collect the sewage and storm water that at the moment goes into the river, and take it downhill to east London, where it can be processed properly.

修建该隧道背后的理念是：这条隧道将收集目前直接排入泰晤士河的污水和雨水，将污水向下游输送至伦敦东部，在那里可以对污水进行妥善的处理。

In Philadelphia in just 10 years, thousands of green storm water systems have been implemented, taking the city from being one of the worst offenders of water quality to a global leader.

费城在短短 10 年内实施了数千个绿色雨水系统，使该市从水质问题最严重的城市之一变成了全球领先者。

So we need to improve our storm water runoff system, and opening creeks and rivers will help the city to become more resilient and avoid flooding, as well as creating nicer areas and contributing to biodiversity in the city.

因此，我们需要改善我们的雨水径流系统，开放小溪和河流将帮助城市变得更有弹性并避免洪水泛滥， 同时创造更好的区域并促进城市的生物多样性。

According to the National Ocean Service, sea levels are expected to rise roughly  1 foot, or a quarter of a metre by 2050. During future storms, water could rise to  roughly 5 to 7 metres in the Battery Park area.

根据国家海洋局的数据，到2050年，海平面预计将上升约1英尺，即四分之一米。在未来的风暴中，炮台公园地区的水位可能会上升到大约5至7米。