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Warmer temperatures, snowmelt raise risk of major floods along Mississippi River

Por: NBC News Nation April 26, 2023

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Most of California’s Yosemite Valley will close to visitors this week, and Iowa’s third-largest city was bracing for possible major flooding in part because of warmer weather and snowmelt, officials said. Davenport, Iowa, a city of around 100,000 on the Mississippi River, installed barriers. Some roads along the riverfront were closed because of high water Tuesday. “We have floods every year — it’s whether it’s going to be a major... + full article



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