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State official shares the science behind the rise in rainfall

Spectrum News · last updated

Host Tim Boyum welcomes Kathy Dello this week as they analyze the extensive flooding that has impacted the state this summer.  

Dello is the state climatologist and director of the State Climate Office. She explains the science behind the recent intense rainfall and the role climate change has played in these storms. 

She also talks in depth about the future of climate change and challenges communities and the state may face if it continues. 

Related: Environmental Protection Agency moves to repeal finding that allows climate regulation

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