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What role did climate change play in the 2016 West Virginia floods?
Climate scientists say they expect more intense rainstorms, like the one that dumped up to 10 inches on some West Virginia towns.
But Jessica Moore says not so fast. Moore is a senior geologist with the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey. She points to studies showing such extreme rainfall events were more common in our history that you may think.
Listen to the full discussion on The Front Porch.
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Flooded house in White Sulfur Springs, W.Va.
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