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Related: About this forumNOAA Now Projecting Moderate To Severe Flooding In 23 States, Mostly Midwest, Deep South
?w=700As an upsurge in coronavirus infections stretches thin the capacity of health care workers and emergency managers nationwide, the Midwest is bracing for another battle: a potentially devastating flood season. The current situation with COVID-19 presents us a fight on two fronts: one front, we have the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and on the other, what promises to be a very active spring 2020 flood season, Sharon Broome, mayor of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, said on a press call Thursday.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration this week released its spring flood projections, predicting moderate to severe flooding in 23 states. The greatest risk for major and moderate flood conditions, federal experts say, is along parts of the Mississippi River basin.
For local leaders in the Midwest, this situation is offering a crash course in how to plan and respond to multiple types of disasters simultaneously. And in a warming world, overlapping and compounding disasters will likely be the new normal. Human-caused climate change is already increasing the intensity and likelihood of certain extreme weather events, including heavy rain and related flooding in the middle of the country.
Were good at responding when a disaster stares us in the face, Kris Johnson, deputy director at the Nature Conservancy, told BuzzFeed News. But were really not good at thinking about what can we do now to mitigate and dampen the potential impacts and increase our ability to be resilient to future impacts, whether they are public healthrelated or whether they are flooding.
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https://climatecrocks.com/2020/03/21/midwest-girds-for-floods-while-under-corona-lockdown/
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NOAA Now Projecting Moderate To Severe Flooding In 23 States, Mostly Midwest, Deep South (Original Post)
hatrack
Mar 2020
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The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,576 posts)1. Oh, great. Now where are the locusts and frogs?
Siwsan
(26,241 posts)2. We have enough destructive locusts in congress. We don't need any winged ones
sprinkleeninow
(20,212 posts)3. You always in my heart and I love ya!
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The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,576 posts)4. Likewise!
saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)5. Departing Africa, destination unknown?
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/mar/20/locust-crisis-poses-a-danger-to-millions-forecasters-warn
Locust crisis poses a danger to millions, forecasters warn
Experts fear swarms like those seen in Africa will become more common as tropical storms create favourable breeding conditions
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Locust crisis poses a danger to millions, forecasters warn
Experts fear swarms like those seen in Africa will become more common as tropical storms create favourable breeding conditions
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