# The wrong reaction to a news headline

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wrong-reaction-to-a-news-headline/933174>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 17, 2021, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wrong-reaction-to-a-news-headline/933174 "2021-02-17T21:32:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wrong-reaction-to-a-news-headline/933174/1 "2021-02-17T21:32:50Z")

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> **[Climate change will exacerbate flooding in the Columbia River Basin, OSU...](https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2021/02/climate-change-will-exacerbate-flooding-in-the-columbia-river-basin-osu-study-finds.html)**
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> "The magnitude of one-, 10- and 100-year floods is likely to go up nearly everywhere in the region. These are profound shifts.”

My immediate reaction was “They should dynamite the ice dam over there near Missoula. Relieve the pressure before too much water collects behind it.”

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**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wrong-reaction-to-a-news-headline/933174/2 "2021-02-17T22:35:45Z")

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Man, all the boaters on [Lake Missoula](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Missoula) are going to be pissed if they drain that lake…

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**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wrong-reaction-to-a-news-headline/933174/3 "2021-02-18T02:21:20Z")

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Hey, they’re getting a free trip to the ocean. And a nice view of Grand Coulee.[\*] And going over Dry Falls is a treat not to be missed. What’s there to complain about?

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[\*] OK, they get to help form [Grand Coulee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Coulee). And [Dry Falls](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_Falls).