Why Texas Is So Vulnerable to Climate Disasters
It's the latest in a string of climate disasters to hit the state hard, including 2017's Hurricane Harvey, which left Houston underwater, the 2021 deep freeze that knocked out the state's power grid, and multiple severe weather outbreaks last year that caused billions of dollars in losses.
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