Floods caused heavy damage in the Istanbul region. Photo via Today’s Zaman.

The devastating, tragic floods in Istanbul and northwestern Turkey earlier this month–which killed at least 41 people and did $70 million to $80 million in damage–offered yet another reminder of the danger such incidents pose to the country. Floods are the second most destructive type of natural disaster in Turkey, after earthquakes, causing an estimated 2,000 deat…Read the full story on TreeHugger