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Last June, part of South Dakota rained in just three days, flooding miles of farmland and causing rivers to overflow.
Just two months later, about a foot of rain hit Connecticut a day, covering the roads of mud and water and killing two people.
This year, heavy rains flooded rivers in Ohio and Kentucky, destroying many homes and businesses in Indiana and Kentucky.
As climate changes, this extreme rainfall is expected to become more common in many areas.
Climate change makes the Earth's atmosphere warmer, and the warm air absorbs more water.
All the water accumulates into clouds until it releases as a major storm, sometimes dumping a few inches of rain in just a few hours.
When so much rain drops immediately, it can quickly fill the rain drain. The water then rushes into the low-lying areas, causing even mountain flooding.
People from the Northeast to the Midwest to the South are now at higher risk of rain and dangerous flooding due to climate change.
Therefore, it is important that everyone has to make plans to keep themselves and their home safe in case extreme weather hits.
Report Credit: Ethan Freedman/Chavobart Digital Media
