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Warm Pacific, Weak El Niño Are Soaking Midwest Farms, Slowing Commerce

American farmers raising their fists to the sky this year may be better off directing their ire toward the ocean. Abnormally warm water in the eastern Pacific, along with a weak El Nino along the ...

Most Midwest Homes Lack Flood Insurance: A.M. Best

States hit hardest by recent Midwest flooding — including Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and South Dakota — generally have National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) insured rates of less than 1 percent, ...

Crop Insurance Planting Deadlines Stressed by Massive U.S. Farmland Flooding: Reuters

At least 1 million acres (405,000 hectares) of U.S. farmland were flooded after the "bomb cyclone" storm left wide swaths of nine major grain producing states under water this month, satellite data ...

Midwest Flood Deluge Heads Closer to Mississippi River

The deluge that devastated so much of Nebraska is now moving downstream to threaten cities in Missouri and Kansas as the flood bulge makes its way toward the Mississippi River. Major flooding is ...

Flood Damage Risks Escalate in U.S. Midwest

The Great Plains and Midwest, struggling with flooding that inundated roads and farms and pushed rivers to record heights, is set to get more rain ahead, with light showers forecast over the next few ...

Midwest Floods Kill at Least 30; Shut Down Oil, Agriculture and More

Deadly flooding across the U.S. Midwest is disrupting everything from oil to agriculture, forcing pipelines, terminals and grain elevators to close. The floods have killed at least 30 people and shut ...

Midwest Flooding More Frequent: University Study

The U.S. Midwest and surrounding states have endured increasingly more frequent flood episodes over the past half-century, according to a study from the University of Iowa. The UI researchers based ...