There's flooding down in Texass

[techno900]

Big rains and flooding are normal in Texas. 215 major and 41 catastrophic events between 1850 and 2002.

Texas storms 1850 - 2002 with associated rain fall.

25 in. or more
(17 storms)

20 to 24.99 in.
(17 storms)

15 to 19.99 in.
(40 storms)

10 to 14.99 in.
(86 storms)

5 to 9.99 in.
(68 storms)

0 to 4.99 in.
(28 storms)

Those classified as "catastrophic" have been on a steady increase, but it looks like they are classified by deaths and damage, which would be expected as the population and community growth expand.

More at: http://floodsafety.com/texas/USGSdemo/2001to1975.htm

[mac]

Guys, I think I'm done with the bullies Isobars, Matty, Bard and NW. I don't mind exchanging ideas with the other liberals and conservatives here when they are mostly respectful and intelligent. But I'm tired of the folks whose idea of an intelligent comment is to call Obama, Clinton, or liberals in general names. If we could only get those guys off the forum, this would be fun again

[nw30]

How tame of you mac, you just called us "bullies", one of the most tamest things you have ever called us, trying to roll a new leaf for a change?

And~

Was your title for this thread spelled the way your really wanted it to be spelled? I'm thinking it was, beings that "Texass" is lousy with republicans.

[mat-ty]

[mac]

NW--you caught me in a mistake. Congratulations. Matty, you are the worst name caller on the forum, with anyting of substance presented calmly an extreme rarity. Couldn't miss an opportunity for an ad hominem attack on Hillary and me, eh? You've threatened to quit--which is maybe the most constructive of all your posts.

[mrgybe]

Texass...........a mistake? Raygun.......a typo? Jaysus........a momentary lapse? I think not. All intended (unsuccessfully) to demean.

[KGB-NP]

I didn't know everyone was so sensitive here. Do you guys want to hug it out? 😀

[mac]

Well, if I wanted to disparage Texas I could do it by providing a link or two to show how the slow down in oil prices has hurt the economy, or how they are afraid of regulating methane as a greenhouse gas: https://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/environmental-problems-and-policies/

or how the oil industry gets its way in the legislature, no matter what. I could post pictures of exploding chemical manufacturing plants, or leaking pipelines that aren't maintained. Or I could post a link showing that the State budget relies on Federal money for nearly 1/3 of its revenue: https://ballotpedia.org/Texas_state_budget_and_finances

or the fact that their schools rank 31st in the country--sadly still ahead of California's: https://wallethub.com/edu/states-with-the-best-schools/5335/

or the sad fact that Texas rate of teen pregnancy remains highest in the country. What, you mean preaching abstinence and restricting access to birth control isn't working?

[mrgybe]

This from the article he posted, which he characterized as "thoughtful" but now believes to be untrue.......

The Bayou Land Conservancy, in fact, says that filling the wetlands has “directly” resulted in an increase of flooding
When wetlands are allowed to function, they’re the kidneys of the area’s watershed. Their special soil types are surrounded by particular wetland plants that help hold water in shallow depressions. They clean the water as they allow some of it to filter slowly into the ground, the rest to drain slowly into our bayous. That process is the foundation of our region’s ecology. The rampant destruction of our forested and prairie wetlands is upsetting this balance, drastically reducing the land’s ability to absorb water.

[mac]

"Little to do" escaped you, eh. You didn't post your source, I found it--among others. But the overwhelming problem was high intensity rainfall, largely in the upper watershed. It is pretty amusing to see amateurs dabble in hydrology.

On Ronnie Raygun, that slang term has been around forever. The reason that Reagan is abhorred by the left is primarily that he sold guns to Contra death squads.