How Historic Flooding in the Midwest Could Fuel the Gulf of Mexico 'Dead Zone'

By Brian Kahn
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The byzantine networks of rivers and streams that drain the Midwest is facing a flooding crisis of historic proportions. The multibillion disaster centered in Nebraska will spread this spring, with above average rainfall expected to cause floods to impact some 200 million Americans living near rivers. And it won’t necessarily end once it reaches the Gulf of Mexico.

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