Some scientists say climate change contributed to the historic rainfall that caused the August flood, but others aren’t so sure

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Louisiana State Climatologist Barry Keim is among those who is skeptical about linking south Louisiana’s historic flood in August with climate change. Photography by Brian Baiamonte While the August flood that damaged or destroyed an estimated 110,000 homes in the Capital Region was caused by a rain event that meteorologists say only occurs once in every

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