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Brenda

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4. Climate Chaos Rain Bombs

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Sun Jul 6, 2025, 10:51 AM

Jul 2025

They are happening in some of the most unexpected places.

I believe I read somewhere this morning that part of Texas received 28 inches of rain in 45 minutes.

Just insane how this catastrophic environmental ongoing disaster is happening on exponential levels.

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Flash floods--how do the hills and valleys turn rain into a wall of water? [View all] marble falls Jul 2025 OP

Flash floods TnDem Jul 2025 #1

My first experience here in the desert Warpy Jul 2025 #24

It's what happened in the Asheville area with Helene last year. ms liberty Jul 2025 #2

On a smaller scale, I watched a city street flood in seconds. yardwork Jul 2025 #3

I sorta had that experience ITAL Jul 2025 #10

That's when one needs to be very careful unclogging sewers and parking lot drains! When the water is at your ankles, ... marble falls Jul 2025 #20

That must have been terrifying. yardwork Jul 2025 #23

That was frightening. I know we hurt him getting him off his back, his face was under water most of the time ... marble falls Jul 2025 #25

Climate Chaos Rain Bombs Brenda Jul 2025 #4

This is what the Trump admin cannot deal with. ananda Jul 2025 #8

Yep. Brenda Jul 2025 #11

Flash flooding TnDem Jul 2025 #21

Oh, you. Brenda Jul 2025 #22

Flash flooding most of the time... TnDem Jul 2025 #26

You are not telling the truth. Brenda Jul 2025 #27

So I am lying about what I saw then? TnDem Jul 2025 #28

Flooding has occurred in the Old Testament Tetrachloride Jul 2025 #5

DU'zy ms liberty Jul 2025 #9

In fact sometimes it's dry. yardwork Jul 2025 #12

Fwiw, ill-planned development can also contribute, snot Jul 2025 #6

My town knocked down an entire neighborhood of single family homes with gardens and put up blocks of six floor condos cbabe Jul 2025 #7

Here in Texas they take messing with "the natural flow" of water seriously, that development would have require to ... marble falls Jul 2025 #19

Some thirty years ago, we visited Zion National Park DFW Jul 2025 #13

Not a good place to get caught! marble falls Jul 2025 #17

As a geology nerd that is one of my favorite YouTube channels electricmonk Jul 2025 #14

I just watched the video and it was fascinating. I also sent it to my nephew who is a geologist. chowder66 Jul 2025 #16

Dayum, that sounds like the area where I live. Upstate SC. raccoon Jul 2025 #15

Gotta pay attention to them cricks! marble falls Jul 2025 #18

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