1118. Preparing Your Family for the Flood Waters that Bring a Spike in Food Prices
PREPAREDNESS Preparing Your Family for the Flood Waters that Bring a Spike in Food Prices By Carolyn Nicolaysen · March 28, 2019 Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE Cover image : Looking over the valley along the Missouri river in Nebraska during the March flood of 2019. Now may be a good time to focus on food storage. Flooding is almost guaranteed in California with huge snow pack this year and rising temperatures. According to NOAA U.S. nearly two-thirds of the Lower 48 states face an elevated risk for flooding through May, with the potential for major or moderate flooding in 25 states, The majority of the country is predicted to receive above average precipitation this spring, increasing flood risk even more. Portions of the United States, especially in the upper Mississippi and Missouri River basins including Nebraska, Minnesota and Iowa have already experienced record flooding. Flooding is expected along the lower Missi