Texas, Flash flood and Trump
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Scholars and designers of early warning systems say that there are still huge gaps in our ability to predict flash floods and warn those at risk.
Search crews continued the grueling task of recovering the missing as more potential flash flooding threatened Texas Hill Country.
Back-to-back flooding disasters in recent years — in Texas, New Mexico and Kentucky, among many others — have showed that preparing for flash flooding is a new necessity as the planet warms. And there’s no more dangerous time for a flash flood than after dark;
Multiple parts of Central Texas, including Kerr County, were shocked by flash floods Friday when the Guadalupe River and others rose rapidly.
A map from AccuWeather warned that the highest-risk areas for flash flooding are Southern New Jersey, Southeastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, much of Maryland, Eastern and Central Virginia and Northern North Carolina. Downpours associated with the storms could be severe enough to cause travel disruptions and flash floods, the map said.
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More than 111 people have died across six counties after flash flooding from heavy rain began affecting the state last week.
Straighter, smoother streams flow more violently than those that meander due to a reduction in friction. Areas with steeper terrain can see water accelerate downhill at a much faster rate causing a more destructive flash flood than flatter, open areas.
Flash floods in Texas have killed at least 107 people over the Fourth of July weekend, with more than 160 still missing.
At least three people were killed by historic flash floods in a New Mexico mountain community that suffered devastating wildfires last year, officials said late Tuesday.
Here's what to know about the deadly flooding, the colossal weather system that drove it and ongoing efforts to identify victims.
This is false. It is not possible that cloud seeding generated the floods, according to experts, as the process can only produce limited precipitation using clouds that already exist.