The University of Reading study showed a good video we interpreted for the case in Haiti:

The University of Reading study showed a good video we interpreted for the case in Haiti:

The video is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyGmRaadsPE.

The video demonstrates what the Haiti Grass Project is addressing. Barren, hard, and compacted soil impedes the movement of water into the ground in Haiti. Hurricanes and floods cause dangerous floods. The University of Reading study showed that water did not get into the ground (infiltrates into the ground) even after hours on the dry land. In the case of Haiti, this water that fails to infiltrate into the ground rushes to the ocean carrying the agricultural-rich topsoil. Because the water is not infiltrating into the ground, the water table retracts further lower, limiting the availability of groundwater for boreholes. Saltwater is being reported in parts of Haiti, water filling the aquifers that would usually be occupied by fresh underground water. Planting grasses and vegetation resolves the problems of floods and mudslides during hurricanes, limits rain water polluting the oceans, and ensures underground water.

This video is available at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdu0bJrDMhsZMA8eboxX4dw.