Extreme Weather Flooding the Midwest Looks a Lot Like Climate Change

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By Phil McKennaMay 6, 2017, 4:00 am148 pts
As global temperatures rise and the oceans warm, what used to be 500-year floods are now happening more frequently. By Phil McKenna Devastating storms still roiling much of the American Midwest have dumped record levels of rain over the past week and caused flash flooding that has killed at least 10 people,…

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