Updated, 4:03 p.m. As news spread of the devastating and
deadly flooding west of Austin, Tex., last weekend (followed by so much more), I started exploring what's known about flood risks along the Blanco River and other waterways in Texas's «Flash Flood Alley.»
Not exact matches
Last year, the country experienced multiple natural disasters that placed animals in harm's way, from the tumultuous
flooding in Louisiana and
West Virginia to the
deadly hurricane that stuck South Carolina.
Last year, the country experienced multiple natural disasters that placed animals in harm's way, from the tumultuous
flooding in Louisiana and
West Virginia to the
deadly hurricane that stuck South...
American Humane was first to serve our best friends in their worst times, saving, sheltering and aiding thousands of frightened, hurt and hungry animals left homeless by the
West Virginia
floods, the Tennessee wildfires, and the historic deluge in Louisiana — the
deadliest natural disaster since Superstorm Sandy.
So how do we explain that in the span of just five months, the United States logged no fewer than four
deadly 1,000 - year
floods in states as widespread as Texas,
West Virginia, Maryland and Louisiana — following a 1,000 - year -
flood that ravaged South Carolina last October.
It was the third -
deadliest flood on record in
West Virginia, according to the
West Virginia state climatologist Kevin Law.