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PHOTO: UNITED STATES – Flooding in midwest: Several states across the midwest experienced historic flooding [7] throughout March which resulted in three deaths and an estimated one billion in damage [8] in Nebraska alone. With the snow still on the ground, melting exacerbated the flooding. In addition to housing, business and automotive damage, the region experienced the destruction of its farmlands and hundreds of livestock died. In Nebraska alone, 80% of its counties experienced a state of emergency. Chapter 12 bankruptcy protection rose by 19% last year [9] as well and with much of America’s food and agriculture coming from the midwest, food prices are projected to increase in 2019-2020. Photo courtesy of Bellevue Police Department via Reuters.