In 2012, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) released a study on how "Extreme Rain Storms in Midwest Have Doubled in Last 50 Years, Often Leading to Worsened Flooding."  Some major media outlets – such as Reuters and the Christian Science Monitor – covered the NRDC study with the following quotes: Twice as many mega rainstorms in Midwest in past 50 years: Wisconsin saw the biggest rise (203 percent) in extreme rainstorms – 3 inches of rain or more in a day, new study says. Climate change is behind more Midwest flooding, say scientists ... The number of extreme rainstorms – deluges that dump 3 inches or more in a day – doubled in the U.S. Midwest over the last half-century, causing billions of dollars in flood damage in a trend climate advocates link to a rise in greenhouse gas emissions ... Extreme rains became floods that washed out the city of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 2008; forced the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to blow...(Read Full Post)