Florida, August 6th 2015 -- As the entire country remains heavily affected by heavy rains and storms, attention has been focused on home-turf. Recent publications from the University of Southern Florida portray how a surge in storm clouds combined with heavy rainfall in the state, and other coastal regions, can result in a phenomenon known as compound flooding. Compound flooding occurs when high winds from the ocean rush in at the same time as rain water draining in from the plains towards ... Read more