Area Braces for more Rain
Austin American Statesman- Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013
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Category of Issue: Environment
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Level of Issue: Local
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This article is concerning any issue that both
individuals and families face
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This issue affects individuals and family
because of the severe drought that Central Texas has been consumed by. Although
the rain is nice, too much of it can be a bad thing and we are expecting more.
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Rain, Rain, Go away. Come again… wait! Central
Texas has been in an extreme drought for years now. We are all thankful for
this rain, right? Well most are, but the city of Austin has encountered many
problems since the “monsoon” that hit last Wednesday. Personally, from living
in San Marcos and not having to drive very far to get to my destinations, this
weeklong rain fall has been extremely nice and much needed. Not to mention it
brought a cold front in with it! However, it has been relatively a lot of rain
for an area that has not seen rainfall in quite some time. As a result, Austin
has experienced some troublesome problems with the flooding. In my opinion, the
city needs to try and get these problems under control before we get too much
rain. As reported in the article, the city of Austin is expected to see more
rain on Friday with another slight cold front heading in. Because the city has
been dry for so long, you would think that the soil would soak it right up, but
that is not the case. Luckily, none of the tropical depressions from the Gulf
have targeted towards Texas or Austin probably would have encountered this
problem sooner. Flooding is not a rare occurrence in Austin, though. The number
one natural disaster that occurs in this city is flooding problems. Wouldn’t
you think that the city would have fixed it by now? Hopefully the city of
Austin gets together in the near future to determine some strategies in regards
to water drainage and flooding prevention.
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