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Californian hurricanes, African drought, destruction of Pacific fish and seabird populations, floods in South America, etc. (For more weather hype, see Slate's "Assessment" of El Niño.)
And what about floods in North Dakota and Iowa or fires in Oakland, Calif., and Daytona Beach, Fla.?
In 1983 Wuhan was flooded in spite of monumental preparations for the worst, and the great floods of 1998 (the worst in 54 years) again pushed Wuhan to the brink.
Without trees to absorb the moisture, monsoon rains run off rapidly, swelling the rivers and causing severe floods downstream in India and Bangladesh.
Most winemaker companies offer free tours of their lodges, explaining the production process, types of port, and the effects of river floods, and offer visitors a free sample.