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Courtesy: Stephen Beck, City Administrator, Belle Plaine
Rural Iowa's mental health care system was already stretched too thin, even before the COVID-19 pandemic. Some worry the aftermath of last month's derecho could push some Iowans even closer to crisis.
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Listen: Podcasts About The Storm And The Recovery
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Mark Vitosh/Iowa DNRA discussion avout the damages to personal property and mental health many Iowans are coping with after last month’s derecho. -
IPRShort conversations on predicting storms like last month's derecho in the future, milkweed plants helping the monarch butterfly population, harvest season and how Lantinx voters in Iowa are viewing the upcoming election.
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A Native tribe in Iowa is still recovering from the derecho, and with winter on the way and COVID-19 still widespread in the state, one man is working to help support the tribe elders.
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Scientists from state and federal agencies discussed the impacts of the Aug. 10 derecho on Iowa's crops and trees.
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The derecho that hit Iowa last month devastated parts of rural Iowa, leaving some homes unlivable and flattened crop fields. The destruction on some farmsteads is so extensive, it's changing the very landscape. Not all will rebuild what they've lost.
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FEMA has approved individual assistance for an additional 10 Iowa counties three weeks after the powerful derecho hit the state. The delay had raised some concerns among residents and officials in rural Iowa that their communities would not get the aid, which they say is sorely needed.
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A conversation about how wildlife copes during natural disasters like the August 10th derecho.
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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue is scheduled to derecho damage in central Iowa on Thursday.
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In the wake of the derecho, so far FEMA has only granted federal disaster assistance to individuals in Linn County. Meanwhile, in next door Benton County, residents are still reeling from the devastating impacts of the storm, and feel abandoned by state and federal officials.
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The rare and powerful derecho storm that clobbered Iowa earlier this month came with little warning, but packed the punch of Category 4 hurricane. In the wake of the storm, some Iowans are reassessing how to better warn the public of future storms.
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On this edition of Talk of Iowa, host Charity Nebbe introduces us to the helpers who have gone above and beyond to make a difference in the aftermath of the derecho.
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This week's USDA report finds Iowa's corn and soybeans are growing quickly in dry fields and the statewide quality is the lowest it's been so far this season.
