Southeastern United States is Flooding from Never-Ending Rain
Topics: Environment
Featured on Episode 2 of the 2009-2010 season, aired on Wednesday, September 23, 2009.
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From Tennessee, to Alabama, to North Carolina, small creeks and rivers have turned into floods; and the water just rolls over already saturated ground. Worst hit has been the Greater Atlanta area in Georgia. Rain clouds have just been stuck over the area for more than a week, causing homes to be flooded and in some cases, washed away. Rush hour Monday night ground to a stand still on some highways - as roads turned into rivers, and many schools in the area have been closed because of the flooding. Ironically, this rain falls right on the heels of a two-year drought in the region.
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