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Texas' odds of Harvey-scale rainfall to increase by end of century
Description: As the city of Houston continues to recover and rebuild following the historic flooding unleashed by Hurricane Harvey, the region will also have to prepare for a future in which storms of Harvey's magnitude are more likely to occur. A new study reports that as climate change progresses, the city of Houston, and Texas in general, will face an increasing risk of devastating, Harvey-scale rainfall. [Source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology]
URL: http://news.mit.edu/2017/texas-odds-harvey-scale-rainfall-increase-end-century-1113
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Source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Publish Date: 11/13/2017
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