Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Climate change causing Nebraska's worst floods on record, damage visible from space

Amid growing concerns about the negative effects of climate change, Nebraska is facing one of its worst flooding catastrophes on record. Following historic levels of rainfall and flooding, the governor of Nebraska, Pete Ricketts, has officially declared certain counties disaster areas as officials deal with the situation. “This really is the most devastating flooding we’ve probably ever had in our state’s history, from the standpoint of how widespread it is,” Ricketts shared. The...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/climate-change-causing-nebraskas-worst-floods-on-record-damage-visible-from-space
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