Tarps also tent to be more versatile: you can make them into a rain barrier, or enclose yourself inside them. In some cases, though – high winds, heavy rain, cold, mosquitoes – you'd be better ...

They're now also suffering from heavy ... rain damage it's just getting soggy and the weight of the fan or anything like that could cause things to collapse," Thomas said. "I'm hopeful with our tarps.

The Deep Tunnel system is designed to capture stormwater and sewage that otherwise would flow into local lakes and rivers – or into basements – when heavy rain overwhelms sewers. TARP has ...