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SCIENCEJul 17 · 23:32 UTCINSIDE CLIMATE NEWSBy Dylan Baddour

Latest Precipitation Models Still Seem to Underestimate Risk as ‘1,000-Year’ Rain Events Pummel Texas

The Nueces River in South Texas flowed at twice the rate of Niagara Falls during a recent flood, the region's second major disaster in two years. Federal data indicates a steep rise in rainfall intensity in South Texas over recent decades.

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