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Why Rain Hits Different in Cork vs Jerusalem
When Daniel moved from Cork to Jerusalem, he noticed something puzzling: moderate rain that wouldn't faze Irish drains caused power outages across Israeli neighborhoods. This episode unpacks the hidden variable — design return periods — that explains why infrastructure isn't better or worse, just optimized for different threats. From Cork's €140 million flood tunnel to Jerusalem's unsealed junction boxes, we explore how societies bet on what weather to prepare for, and why climate change is making those bets increasingly risky. Episode 3979 — myweirdprompts.com/n/3979 (permanent short link…
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