NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Iowa is getting hotter, bringing more frequent and intense storms
SUZANNE BEHNKE Aug 9, 2018 | 3:23 pm
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207 wordsBusiness Record Insider, The Insider NotebookIt’s going to be pretty hot today (see that KCCI weather forecast below), and that will likely be a topic of conversation around your offices. It turns out we have more to say about it. The Des Moines Register’s Donnelle Eller tackled a story explaining how Iowa has grown hotter. She writes: “The state has gotten warmer over the past 30 years, and scientists expect the years ahead will get even hotter, a shift that’s likely to hit cities with more frequent and intense rainstorms, similar to the torrential rains that ravaged parts of the Des Moines metro in late June.” Clearly, local leaders will have to look for ways to mitigate floods and deal with what the conditions will bring. But there is a business angle to consider — development, something I hear local leaders talk about a lot. Eller included this local example: “Clive, for example, is asking federal agencies to assess whether development over three decades would justify building upstream flood-control lakes, reservoirs or wetlands.” If temperatures keep getting hotter and areas are wetter or drier, that’s going to change how cities and developers address their plans for the future. Talk about that one today over the water cooler. (Reminder: It’s warm today, so stay hydrated.)
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