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News Release 16-149
Extreme downpours could increase 400 percent across parts of U.S.
A warming climate could also boost individual storm intensity
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The August, 2016, floods in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, wreaked havoc throughout the area.
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Summer storms that produce extreme downpours could increase by 400 percent across parts of the U.S.
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Extreme downpours could increase flooding like that in Boulder, Colorado, in 2013.
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Such extreme rainfall events result in widespread risks to infrastructure, such as roads.
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The Boulder, Colorado, flooding of 2013 resulted in risks to life and property.
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Highway to nowhere: Traffic along a road near Islip, New York, is stalled by heavy rains.
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