Climate change means more floods, great and localized
(World News Science)

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - When he took the job 15 years ago, Horry County Emergency Manager Randy Webster figured his biggest disasters would be wind and surge rolling over his county`s beaches, South Carolina`s top tourist destination. Instead, his worries have shifted inland, where rivers overflowing their banks have caused two massive floods in three years. `We`re getting into this sort of unknown territory,` Webster said. `We typically in emergency management have some point of reference to work with. Two floods like this - it`s unheard of.` Scientists say the Earth`s warming climate means more heavy rainfall over short periods of time, and that translates to larger, more ferocious storms on...