Death toll from Texas flooding nears 120
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Texas, Flood and Knowing Risks
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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.
Will Insurance Cover the Damage From the Texas Floods? Victims Face Growing Questions About Recovery
Many Texas flood victims are now facing the harsh reality of insurance uncertainty, as questions mount over what damages will be covered.
More than 111 people have died across six counties after flash flooding from heavy rain began affecting the state last week.
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.
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.
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The Texas Tribune on MSNSirens, 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.
The flood came first. Amid historic Texas floods, ... “There’s so many communities that, when they look at their flooding data, their disaster risk data, their future climate projections, ...
The risk of the catastrophic flooding that struck Texas Hill Country as people slept on July 4 and left at least 120 dead was potentially underestimated by federal authorities, according to an ABC News analysis of Federal Emergency Management Agency data,