The flood-busting ceramic paving taking on climate change (www.euronews.com)

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Spain, like other countries, is having to adapt to more extreme weather. And, in the Valencia region, EU-funded innovation has spawned a new solution, right under people’s feet.

The concept of footpath paving has been redesigned using ceramic tiles, placed and spaced on their sides, to maximise absorption of water into the ground.

Experts say it wouldn’t prevent the type of disaster seen last year, with the overflow of a river system, but would improve drainage capacity and reduce flooding risks when heavy rain hits urban areas.

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[-] drosophila@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The ceramic tiles might have that rate of water flow, but the ground beneath it probably doesn't.

this post was submitted on 13 May 2025

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