- Wash Post on 3/22: 25 States Are at Risk of Serious Flooding This Spring, U.S. Forecast Says
- As reported in WashPost: NOAA warns of ‘unprecedented’ spring flood season that may become ‘more dire’ in coming weeks
- From Reuters, this report on how serious the economic damage to farmers in the midwest is: Farmers Face Devastation Following Midwest Floods.
- New CRS report on Federal Disaster Assistance for Agriculture (3 pp) should be helpful to folks in the midwest US.
- From The Atlantic: Are the Midwestern Floods a Natural Disaster? A distinction must be drawn between natural and human-induced catastrophes. Note that the author, a law professor, does discuss what steps are being taken to reduce flood damage and losses.