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Texas has identified more than $50 billion in flood control needs, but lawmakers have devoted just $1.4 billion to address them
As a climate scientist who calls Texas home, I can tell you that the Hill Country of Texas is no stranger to flooding. Meteorologists often refer to it as “Flash Flood Alley” because of its steep terrain, shallow soils, and its history of sudden and intense rainfall.
More than 111 people have died across six counties after flash flooding from heavy rain began affecting the state last week.
As a desperate search for survivors continues in the areas of Texas walloped by weekend floods, ... First Street also uses climate-change models to extrapolate changing risk into the future.
Flooding is a fact of life in Texas Hill Country, a region home to a flood-prone corridor known as “Flash Flood Alley.” Judge Rob Kelly, the top elected official in Kerr County, said as much on Sunday.
These factors, especially in the Balcones Escarpment landscape in Central Texas, make Flash Flood Alley one of the most flood-prone regions in North America.
104 dead as hard-hit areas in Texas face new flooding risks: Recap. ... First Street also uses climate-change models to extrapolate changing risk into the future. – Andrea Riquier.
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Sirens, gauges and flood prevention: What the Texas Legislature could do in response to Hill Country disasterGov. Greg Abbott has promised to add flood response to the agenda for the July 21 special session, with an expected focus on alert systems and local recovery.
Rescue teams in central Texas scoured storm-ravaged terrain Monday looking for survivors as the death toll from last week's catastrophic flooding rose to at least 104 and bouts of heavy rain ...
Like the ground in the heart of the Texas Hill Country, where deaths in the flooding disaster have topped 100, Florida’s limestone geology poses a unique flooding threat.
Live updates and the latest news as President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump tour the Texas flood devastation and the State Department begins laying employees.
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