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For a flooded Midwest, climate forecasts offer little comfort

  • Written by Shuang-Ye Wu, Associate Professor of Geology, University of Dayton
Historic flooding in the Midwest, including this farm in Nebraska, has caused widespread damage.DroneBase via AP

Flooding in the Midwest, triggered by an intense “bomb cyclone,” has devastated parts of the region, which has been plagued by flood events in recent decades.

Floods are triggered by extreme rainfall events, often combined...

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