Emergency Management - Fall 2008 - (Page 23) BY JIM McKAY Experts say a broader approach to floodwater management is needed. Waters Homes were still under water four weeks after heavy rains fell on central and southern Wisconsin during July 2008. One housing area in Spring Green had 32 homes inaccessible weeks after the rains. PHOTO BY WALT JENNINGS/FEMA Uncharted It has become apparent as floods increase in number and severity that terms like “100-year flood” are outdated and so are the country’s strategies for protecting citizens against major events — save some forward-thinking communities. Experts warn that reliance on decrepit levee systems and continued buildup of floodplain areas, combined with warmer temperatures and more rain, will result in more death and damage from flooding. They urge a more balanced approach to flood management to mitigate this looming threat. In spring 2008, floods killed more than 20 people around the country, destroyed tens of thousands of homes and inundated cropland, resulting in rising commodity prices. Much of the damage occurred in the Midwest where flooding was termed “historic.” In Missouri during a 36-hour period, four rivers crested at record levels March 17-19. These “historic” floods are occurring more often than calculations suggest they should. In 1993, Midwest flooding caused more than $15 million of damage and killed 50 people. That flood, called the Great Flood of 1993, was estimated by the Army Corps of Engineers as perhaps a 250-year flood. Emergency Management 23
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