Event
Houston Floods April 2016
United States
Record-breaking rainfall brought deadly floods to Houston in mid-April 2016, the fourth major flooding event in the city in less than 12 months. Houston has seen a 167 percent increase in heavy downpours since the 1950s. One of the clearest changes in weather globally and across the United States is the increasing frequency of heavy rain.
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