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Tens of thousands of years? That's nothing, volcanos have been erupting for billions of years. Why do those keep making the news?

Do you think the height of the Mississippi changes once every 10,000 years? This happens every few years.

In 2019 there was the longest flood in Mississippi river history literally 3 years ago.

Now a three years later it's at one of lowest in history.

It shouldn't make the news but it's easy to alarm influenceable people.