Grist posted an article on May 31, 2016 that discusses the recent rash of flooding in Houston.
Here is a an excerpt. Please click on the following LINK to read the whole article.
U.S. Army National Guard/1st Lt. Zachary West/Handout via Reuters
“One likely cause,” Texas’ state climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon tells Grist, “is the increase in ocean temperatures from the Gulf of Mexico and tropical Atlantic. That determines how much moisture is in the atmosphere.” As temperatures increase, so does rainfall.
But it’s not just the rainfall that is endangering Houston’s citizens — it’s also ecologically irresponsible development.
With many of the same problems as Houston, South Florida is no stranger to flooding woes. Here is an article about Miami written by World Resources Institute. Click on this LINK to download the article.
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