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How engineers really predict flood risk

The term "100-year flood" is often misunderstood - many believe it means a flood that happens once every 100 years, but that’s not how probability works. Instead, it refers to a flood that has a 1% ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (KAIT) -The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Memphis District has upgraded its flood fight to Phase II in the St. Francis Basin. According to Sunday’s news release, the flood fighters ...