The Takeaway: Flooding and the human footprint

Flooding and the human footprint

As floods reach record levels in the Midwest, thousands of people have been displaced. Homes, businesses and crops have been destroyed. Are humans partly to blame for this increased risk of flooding? The Takeaway turns to Robert Holmes, National Flood Coordinator for the U.S. Geological Survey, for the answers.

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Chelsea Merz

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Flooding and the human footprint

Thursday, June 19, 2008

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