Kasey Knutson

Recently, Paris, France has been seeing a lot of rain. This has then led to a major flood of the Seine River. The river is located within the Paris Basin and alongside the Eiffel Tower. Nearly half of France’s western boarder is touched by the Atlantic Ocean, and the country sits at a 46 degree North latitude. These elements, along with a persuasive Gulf Stream, cause the country to have a moderate Type C climate, meaning that it regularly receives moderate rain totals. However, this has not been the case lately. Due to unusually heavy rainfall, the river currently has a water level of 5.84 meters (19.2 feet), and is expected to peak just over 6 meters. Usually the water level for this time of year sits at about 2 meters, meaning it is currently 4 meters higher than usual. The Seine River has overflown as a result, and France will not see it dry up for weeks, if not months. Floods are dangerous because they can cause damage to the structures near the river: houses, schools, museums,...

Hello, blog-readers! My name is Kasey Knutson, and my hometown is Alden, MN. I am a Junior Elementary Education Major, with a Communication Studies Minor. I am attending Southern Utah University through the National Student Exchange program, so my home university is actually the University of South Dakota. This is Donald Easton-Brooks, the Dean of USD's School of Education, and me at the Kappa Delta Pi Educational Honor Society initiation during the fall semester. I was one of only 30 members who were inducted. Recently I have gotten into running distance races. My first official run was a 10-mile race in April of 2017. After that, in July, I split a half-marathon with my sister. To finish the year out, I completed a full half-marathon at the end of October. Each race had its own difficulty, but I enjoyed the challenges of them all. There is not a better feeling than completing a race (and not finishing last)! "Goldy's 10" was the first race I completed ...