Final Summary Document (Midwest) The Midwest region of the United States consists of Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota and Indiana. One of the major sources of the Midwest region of the United States is agriculture. The biggest problem facing the Midwest due to climate change is the effect of flooding on agriculture. Without agriculture the Midwest would not be what it is today. Over the years, flooding has increased planting and delayed crop establishment (US Global Change Research Program). Flooding has also changed the types of crops that can now be planted in the Midwest (Ben Chou). Extreme rainfall and flooding have become more common over the last century and are expected to continue to increase causing much damage to the Midwest, including damage to agriculture (University of Michigan). The Midwestern United States has been affected by flooding for a long time, but recently annual rainfall has been much greater than before. Since 1958, precipitation has increased by 37% (Jeff Spross). However, some major floods have been recorded dating back to 1913. In 1913 torrential rains hit Indiana and Ohio. The land was severely damaged by the flood, causing difficult years in agriculture for many years after the flood. Another flood affected much of the Midwest region, including the eastern Dakotas, Wisconsin, Kansas, and Indiana in 1993. Recovery costs for the Great Flood exceeded $4.2 billion. Like the flood of 1913, agriculture was affected for many years, damaging the Midwest's economy. A more recent disastrous flood mainly affected Iowa in 2008. After the 2008 flood, agriculture once again took a hit and since the government... middle of paper... Chigan+News+ Service+-+Sustainability) "Midwest." http://downloads.globalchange.gov/usimpacts/pdfs/midwest. U.S. Global Change Research Program, n.d. Web. April 27, 2014. http://downloads.globalchange.gov/usimpacts/pdfs/midwest.pdfChou, Ben. “Floods, Droughts and Agriculture.” House. Np, nd Web. May 22, 2014. http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/bchou/floods_droughts_and_agricultur.htmlSpross, Jeff. “The Impact of Climate Change on the Midwest: Hotter, More Drought, More Flooding, Fewer Crops.” ThinkProgress RSS. Np, nd Web. May 22, 2014. http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/05/07/3434933/national-climate-assessment-midwest/Rosenthal, Andrew and Dustin Devine. "WeatherBug® Your Weather Just Got Better™." US weather information and forecasts at WeatherBug.com. Np, nd Web. May 22, 2014. http://weather.weatherbug.com/weather-news/weather-reports.html?story=8170