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Scott Olson/Getty Images Flood water nearly covers a street sign June 13, 2008 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The city continues to evacuate residents as water from the rain-soaked Cedar River continues to rise.

By , a former managing editor of Foreign Policy.
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Flood water nearly covers a street sign June 13, 2008 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The city continues to evacuate residents as water from the rain-soaked Cedar River continues to rise.

Blake Hounshell is a former managing editor of Foreign Policy.

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