Texas flash flood is a preview of chaos to come

Texas flash flood is a preview of chaos to come

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. On July 4, the broken remnants of a powerful tropical storm spun off the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico so heavy with moisture that it seemed to stagger under its load. Then, colliding with another soggy system sliding north off the Pacific, the storm wobbled and its clouds tipped, waterboarding …

Niagara Falls Outpaced: Texas Flash Flood Surpasses Iconic Waterfall’s Daily Flow

While Niagara Falls remains one of the world’s most powerful natural wonders, a devastating flash flood in Texas over the weekend temporarily dwarfed even its staggering water flow. Last week central Texas was inundated with over 100 billion gallons of rainwater in just a few hours, surpassing the average daily discharge of Niagara Falls. For context, Niagara Falls channels approximately 84,760 cubic feet of water per second, which totals about …