Description: This figure shows changes in the size of flooding events in rivers and streams in the Chesapeake Bay watershed between 1965 and 2015. Blue upward-pointing symbols show locations where floods have become larger; dark blue downward-pointing symbols show locations where floods have become smaller. Data were analyzed by Louise Slater and Gabriele Villarini at the University of Iowa. For more information: www.epa.gov/climatechange/science/indicators
Description: This figure shows changes in the size of flooding events in rivers and streams in the Chesapeake Bay watershed between 1965 and 2015. Blue upward-pointing symbols show locations where floods have become larger; dark blue downward-pointing symbols show locations where floods have become smaller. Data were analyzed by Louise Slater and Gabriele Villarini at the University of Iowa. For more information: www.epa.gov/climatechange/science/indicators