Flooding
News21 State Of Emergency Episode 4: A Rising Threat
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Unprecedented events are catching farmers and small towns unprepared. The finale in News21’s State of Emergency documentary series.
natural disasters
After The Deluge: Historic Floods Spell Trouble For Farmers, Rural Communities, The Nation
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Even after record flooding in the Midwest, people with ties to the land — whose livelihoods depend on living close to waterways — don’t want to move.
Iowa History
Northeast Iowa’s Centennial Flood Of 1876
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The body of 10-year-old Minnie Bowers was found lodged in a pile of mud and debris. She was one of over 40 people who died in the flood of 1876 that swept through northeast Iowa wiping out the tiny hamlet of Rockdale near Dubuque.
News Quizzes
News Quiz: Iowa Flooding
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According to a 2014 White House National Climate Assessment report, an analysis of rainfall patterns in Iowa shows a significant increase in the number of days with heavy rainfall, despite no increase in total annual precipitation. Major cities across Iowa have suffered multi-million dollar losses from floods over the past two decades. Do you know some of the history and facts behind flooding in Iowa?
Environment
The Story of Nitrogen: A trip down the Mississippi
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Iowa is a major culprit for the polluted Gulf of Mexico.