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Doris Matsui: I fear that severe flooding will no longer be 100 or even 500-year events, but a new norm for my constituents.

On the recordJanuary 11, 2022
I fear that severe flooding will no longer be 100 or even 500-year events, but a new norm for my constituents.
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Doris Matsui
Democratic · California

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Matsui warns that flooding may become more frequent due to climate change.

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