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How heavier rainfall is contributing to flooding

Heavy rain and flash flooding are relatively common in central Texas, but climate change is causing even more rain to fall during the heaviest storms.

NPR’s Rebecca Hersher joins us.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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