Posted on Jan 5, 2020
How one Iowa city is planning for a rising Mississippi River
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Climate change is contributing to more severe flooding in communities along the Mississippi River. In 2019, the Mississippi crested at its highest-ever recorded level in Davenport, Iowa, causing widespread damage in the city's downtown and reigniting a debate about how it should protect itself. NewsHour Weekend's Christopher Booker reports as part of our climate change series, "Peril & Promise."
How one Iowa city is planning for a rising Mississippi River
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They have a history of flooding not getting any better.
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We built towns on flood plains. Definitely was going to cause a problem
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I was born and raised in Davenport IA. My nephew worked at Peterson Paper(shown in the picture). I remember the floods which came almost every year. By the way the old American Legion was on the levee back in those days
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