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# News Quiz: Iowa Flooding
- URL: https://www.investigatemidwest.org/news-quiz-iowa-flooding/
- Published: 2015-07-10T12:00:03.000Z
- Updated: 2015-07-10T12:00:03.000Z
- Description: According to a 2014 White House National Climate Assessment report, an analysis of rainfall patterns in Iowa shows a significant increase in the number of days with heavy rainfall, despite no increase in total annual precipitation. Major cities across Iowa have suffered multi-million dollar losses f
- Author: IowaWatch
- Tags: Environment, iowawatch, News Quizzes, climate change, Flooding, History, Iowa, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-06-18 04:56

According to a [2014 White House National Climate Assessment report](https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/IOWA%5FNCA%5F2014.pdf?ref=investigatemidwest.org), an analysis of rainfall patterns in Iowa shows that there has been a significant increase in the number of days with heavy rainfall, despite no increase in total annual precipitation. Major cities across Iowa have suffered multi-million dollar losses from floods over the past two decades. Do you know some of the history and facts behind flooding in Iowa?

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