Once-in-a-Millennium, Twice This Decade: The Ledger for August 14

The Human Ledger “Once-in-a-millennium” used to mean something. Indiana’s governor used that exact phrase this week to describe the flooding that just triggered a statewide disaster emergency and a National Guard deployment. Thirty-six million people across the Midwest are under flood alerts right now, with more rain already forecast for Indiana and Illinois. Here’s the […]