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How A 30-Year Rain Event Became a 100-Year Flood

Posted on August 29, 2018

In case you’ve somehow missed the news, let’s just say that it’s been wet in Wisconsin over the last week. Really, really wet.  Here in Madison we’re still holding our breath, filling up sandbags and …

Posted in Global Change & Long-Term Ecology, Hasler LabTagged climate change, extreme rain event, Lake Mendota, Lake Monona, Madison flood, Wisconsin flooding

Record Rain in Madison is What Climate Change Looks Like – Especially in Midwest

Posted on August 22, 2018

It’s been more than 24 hours since a severe weather system stalled out over Dane County and dumped anywhere from 3.92 (Dane County Airport), to 11.63 (National Weather Service in Middleton) to an unconfirmed 15.33 …

Posted in Global Change & Long-Term Ecology, Hasler LabTagged extreme rain event, Lake Mendota, Madison flood, Wisconsin flooding

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