The underground cathedral protecting Tokyo from floods - BBC
WEBNov 29, 2018 · The floodwater cathedral hidden 22 meters underground is part of the Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel (MAOUDC), a 6.3 km long system of tunnels and towering cylindrical...
Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel
WEBThe Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel (Japanese: 首都圏外郭放水路, Hepburn: shutoken gaikaku hōsuiro), popularly known as G-Cans, is an underground water infrastructure project in Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan. It is the world's largest underground flood water diversion facility, built to mitigate overflowing of the city ...
Evolution of Japan's flood control planning and policy in …
WEBThis paper introduces the recent evolution of Japan's flood control planning and policy, focusing on its historical background, the awareness of and response to climate change, recent societal changes, and the roles of science and technology in this evolution.
The underground 'Parthenon' protecting Tokyo from floods - Phys.org
WEBOct 12, 2020 · by Shingo Ito. It has been called Japan's underground 'Parthenon', a cavernous complex charged with protecting Tokyo and surrounding areas from catastrophic flooding—a risk experts warn is...
Japan battles flooding amid deepening climate crisis - Financial Times
WEBJun 15, 2022 · Facing the prospect of massive floods, authorities were able to fall back on a recently created defence mechanism: a system of artificial caverns dug into the rock and clay underneath Saitama...
Utilizing the City’s Underground Spaces to Prevent Flood Damage
WEBJan 27, 2021 · Japan employs underground spaces to ready urban areas for otherwise catastrophic flooding. Massive underground spaces, such as this one, below the ring roads that run through major residential areas are critical elements of flood control in Tokyo.
How a man-made underground cavern helps low-lying Tokyo escape flood ...
WEBApr 19, 2021 · Japan has a network of defenses to shield itself from extreme storm events, but the crown jewel of the system is a cavernous subterranean sanctuary, hidden 70 feet underground.
Tokyo builds Japan's biggest underground flood control space in …
WEBAug 22, 2023 · TOKYO -- The government of Japan's capital has started work on a megaproject to improve its disaster prevention infrastructure by the 2040s, including building the country's largest underground...
Heavy rain pounds northcentral Japan leaving 1 person dead and …
WEB23 hours ago · Updated 4:22 AM PDT, September 21, 2024. TOKYO (AP) — Heavy rain pounded Japan’s northcentral region of Noto on Saturday which triggered landslides and floods and left one person dead and several missing, officials said. The deluges caused swollen rivers to overflow, flooding homes and stranding some residents in …
Ambitious Tokyo Flood Tunnels Tested by Worsening Natural …
WEBNov 13, 2023 · Climate Change Will Test Tokyo’s World-Class Flood Defenses. Japan has financed enormously expensive infrastructure projects to protect cities from catastrophe, but old adaptation plans may not...