It’s clear that a changing climate means more precipitation, in the form of big rain events, across the Midwest. If we are to avoid some of the disastrous effects from this spring, we’ll have to make “room for rivers.”
Making Room for Floods in the Midwest
![Aerial shot of Clark Fork River near Missoula in May 2011. The level of the river is very high.](https://i0.wp.com/openrivers.lib.umn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/clark-fork-river-near-missoula-may-2011_6853793224_o-1-680x453.jpg?fit=680%2C453&ssl=1)