Forecasters Warn Flooding Could Be The Worst On Record In Much Of The US This Spring

Unprecedented Spring Flooding In The US Could Put More Than 200 Million People At Risk, Forecasters Say

After days of torrential rainfall and devastating flooding in the central US, forecasters said Thursday that record-breaking floods will likely continue or worsen to potentially historic levels over the next several months in much of the US.

“This is shaping up to be a potentially unprecedented flood season, with more than 200 million people at risk for flooding in their communities,” Ed Clark, director of the NOAA National Water Center, told reporters.Flooding has so far been worst in the upper Mississippi and Missouri river basins; the upper Mississippi basin received double the typical amount of rain and snow this year.

Flood risk is determined by looking at snowpack and drought conditions, soil moisture, and frost depth as well as rain. But heavy rainfall, a result of climate change, has been a particular, causing problems for farmers, damaging homes and buildings, and contaminating groundwater.

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