Rivers flood regularly during hurricanes, but get less attention than coastlines
- Written by Craig E. Colten, Carl O. Sauer Professor of Geography, Louisiana State University
Flooding in Kinston, North Carolina during Tropical Storm Florence, September 14, 2018.NC National Guard, CC BYHurricane Florence, now a tropical depression, has dropped record-setting rainfall on parts of North Carolina. Many river gauges show waterways above flood stage. Flash and long-term flooding, as well as a risk of landslides, are expected...
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