As we commemorate the fifth anniversary of the historic 2008 floods and look back on the amazing amount of recovery work that has taken place in communities across Iowa, our recent extreme rains tell us more work lies ahead. In the midst of the wettest spring in 141 years of record keeping, preceded by a significant drought in 2012, our extreme weather roller coaster is providing the kind of ride you just want to get off. Unfortunately, we appear destined for a rougher, scarier ride ahead. Recent record rainfall across the state is preventing corn and soybean planting, washing excessive amounts of precious top soil off our bare and vulnerable landscape and threatening businesses, homes and public infrastructure in its path.
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