Historic Flooding Prompts Evacuations and Water Rescues in Indiana The recent historic flooding in Indiana serves as a stark reminder that the country's infrastructure is woefully unprepared to handle increasingly frequent and severe weather events brought on by climate change.
Images of stranded vehicles, toppled power poles, and flooded intersections are all too familiar, yet each new disaster seems to catch officials off guard.
Over 11 inches of rain fell in a matter of days, shattering records set nearly a century ago.