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    Climate And Floodwaters Are Top Of Mind For Some Iowa Voters

    Davenport, Iowa, faced historic flooding last year that damaged much of the city's downtown riverfront. Business owners are concerned about future floods and how climate change plays a part.
    by James Doubek Feb 03, 2020 3 minutes
    The Centennial Bridge over the Mississippi River connecting Davenport, Iowa and Rock Island, Illinois. Davenport's downtown suffered millions of dollars in lost business after flooding last year.

    Davenport, Iowa, faced some of the worst flooding in its history last year.

    Flooding isn't uncommon to Iowa's third-biggest city. For years, Davenport has resisted efforts to build a flood wall on its banks of the Mississippi River.

    But last spring, businesses along the riverfront scrambled to save their spaces when floodwaters breached temporary barriers.

    "It didn't get as bad as it could have got," says Dan Bush, a co-owner of multiple

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