Thursday, January 5, 2017

Flood threats changing across U.S.


Flood threats changing across U.S.

01/05/2017 10:59 AM EST

map showing the risk of flooding

A University of Iowa study finds the threat of flooding is increasing in the northern half of the United States and declining in the South. The findings are based on water-height measurements at 2,042 stream and rivers, compared to NASA data showing the amount of water stored in the ground.


Full story at https://now.uiowa.edu/2016/12/flood-threats-changing-across-us

Source
University of Iowa


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