Deb Markowitz : Students ' hearts and prayers are with flood victims in Colorado . She says they learned lessons from the epic flood from Tropical Storm Sandy . We are also taking advantage of our natural assets to make us more flood-resilient by giving our rivers room to move and by protecting our natural systems such as floodplains , wetlands and vegetation along river corridors . Markowitz : The lesson is to resist temptation to come back in the same form as before .
Deb Markowitz : Students ' hearts and prayers are with flood victims in Colorado . She says they learned lessons from the epic flood from Tropical Storm Sandy . Markowitz : The lesson is to resist temptation to come back in the same form as before .