How climate change is affecting flooding along the Connecticut River - CT Insider
How climate change is affecting flooding near the Connecticut River
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Windsor Center River Trail, flanked by the Farmington River, floods on and off throughout the spring. Emily DiSalvo/ Hearst Connecticut Media Show More Show Less The boathouse at Riverfront Park in Hartford is equipped for flooding, which hasn't been as severe as usual recently. Emily DiSalvo/ Hearst Connecticut Media
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Many towns and cities in the state have claimed the land alongside the Connecticut River for parks and walking trails, knowing there will be several days each spring when the land is inaccessible due to flooding. Emily DiSalvo/ Hearst Connecticut Media
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HARTFORD — Every spring, as the snow melts in the north, the Connecticut River swells and spills onto the land around it.
Connecticut residents are used to it. Many towns and cities have claimed the land alongside the river for parks and walking trails with the knowledge that there will be several days each year when the land is inaccessible due to flooding.
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