Burrowing critters increase risk of levee failure

When burrowing animals dig into earthen levees to make their homes, they can weaken the infrastructure to the point of collapse and localized flooding -- but most flood risk models don't take that into account. Researchers have developed a new method to estimate the risk of levee failure and flooding from burrowing animals like badgers and porcupines.

from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/12/211206113121.htm