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5. Midwest Flooding (Part Two, Summer)During the first half of June, much of the Midwestern US received copious amounts of rain as one storm system after another traversed the region. Parts of Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin received more than a foot of rain with widespread flooding reported along the Mississippi River and its tributaries. During the month of June, more than 1,100 daily precipitation records were broken throughout the region.Global Warming Link: While global warming cannot be held responsible for the occurrence of any specific storm system, it has added about 4 percent more water vapor into the atmosphere. That increase, in turn, causes more intense events with heavier rains and greater risk of flooding. Expert: Peter Schultz, pschultz@usgcrp.gov, 202-419-3479 Consensus Science: "The amount of precipitation falling in the heaviest 1 percent of rain events increased by 20 percent during the 20th century." (p. 47) iv _____________________________________ iv The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration report, "Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate" issued in June 2008, is available online at http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap3-3/final-report/ Back to Extreme Weather 2008 Home |
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