The June 1972 Black Hills Flood and the Law

Authors

  • Ray Jay Davis J. Reuben Clark Law School Brigham Young University Provo, Utah

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54782/jwm.v20i1.377

Abstract

An effort to increase rainfall by seeding clouds near Rapid City, South Dakota on June 9, 1972, was followed hours later by a flash flood that caused loss of life and property damage. A state inquiry concluded that weather conditions beyond human control brought about the flood. A lawsuit filed against the federal government was dropped after a court ruled that the case did not qualify as a class action. Nonetheless the flood interfaced with flood hazard mitigation law, weather modification regulation, legal liability, and governmental immunity.

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Vol. 20 No. 1 (1988)

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Scientific Papers

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How to Cite

The June 1972 Black Hills Flood and the Law. (1988). The Journal of Weather Modification, 20(1), 82-87. https://doi.org/10.54782/jwm.v20i1.377