America's gift to the future. The new climate reality, a different geography. Rebuilding. Raising the cities 10, 20, 30, 40 feet as severe weather increases.

An aqueduct is a watercourse constructed to carry water from a source to a distribution point far away. In modern engineering, the term aqueduct is used for any system of pipes, ditches, canals, tunnels, and other structures used for this purpose. Wikipedia

Rebuilding the bigger infrastructure.

channel

a length of water wider than a strait, joining two larger areas of water, especially two seas.

During the 1850s and 1860s, engineers carried out a piecemeal raising of the level of central Chicago to lift it out of the low-lying swampy ground. Streets, sidewalks, and buildings were physically raised on jackscrews. The work was funded by private property owners and public funds.

Severe weather is any dangerous meteorological phenomenon with the potential to cause damage, serious social disruption, or loss of human life. 

Types of severe weather phenomena vary, depending on the latitude, altitude, topography, and atmospheric conditions. 

Climate-related disasters jumped 83 percent — from 3,656 events during the 1980-1999 period to 6,681 in the past 20 years. Major floods have more than doubled, the number of severe storms has risen 40 percent, and there have been major increases in droughts, wildfires, and heatwaves