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Historic, Widespread Flooding Will Continue Through May, NOAA Says (cnn.com)
The U.S. is likely to see "historic, widespread flooding" through May, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association's spring outlook. From a report: "This is shaping up to be a potentially unprecedented flood season, with more than 200 million people at risk for flooding in their communities," said Ed Clark, director of NOAA's National Water Center in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. NOAA's outlook calls for nearly two-thirds of the lower 48 states to face an elevated risk of flooding through May, with the potential for major to moderate flooding in 25 states across the Great Plains, Midwest and down through the Mississippi River valley.
"The flooding this year could be worse than what we have seen in previous years ... even worse than the historic floods we saw in 1993 and 2011," said Mary Erickson, deputy director of the National Weather Service. The warning comes amid record flooding triggered by a sudden warm-up and heavy rains earlier this month brought on by the "bomb cyclone." Combined with rapid snowmelt, the factors in recent weeks have put many places in the Great Plains and Midwest underwater.
"The flooding this year could be worse than what we have seen in previous years ... even worse than the historic floods we saw in 1993 and 2011," said Mary Erickson, deputy director of the National Weather Service. The warning comes amid record flooding triggered by a sudden warm-up and heavy rains earlier this month brought on by the "bomb cyclone." Combined with rapid snowmelt, the factors in recent weeks have put many places in the Great Plains and Midwest underwater.
Climate chaos is hitting GOP strongholds hard. But don't worry, its a hoax. Your cattle didn't drown. You never had any cattle. Your bridges aren't washed out and your roads aren't covered in 5 feet of mud, there were never any bridge, there never were any roads. Its all lies from libtards. YOU aren't even real, you are just a hoax to trick Real Americans into paying for scheming scientists to live lavish lifestyles.
So what are you going to do about it? How are you making a difference?
How about better infrastructure policy, for starters? (Policy that would take into account realistic forecasts of climate evolution, in particular.)
The many levee breaches make me think that we are not focussing on raising the right walls, at this point in time.
the only "better infrastructure" this country will see for decades is improvements to Trump properties
What about the people who claim climate change is not a thing?
Or, hang on, yes the climate is changing, but not because of human activity.
Why would someone spend $400 million trying to influence voters if they didn't expect a return?
But OK, "Big Science" is the problem, sure.