Destructive Flood Risk in U.S. West Could Triple if Climate Change Left Unchecked

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By Bob BerwynAug 6, 2018, 11:00 am149 pts
Rocky Mountain and Sierra Nevada communities are at risk from rapidly rising rivers, as ‘rain-on-snow’ flash floods become more frequent under climate change. By Bob Berwyn The risk of devastating floods like the one that damaged California's Oroville Dam in 2017 will soar in many of North America's Western…

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