Some attempts to get perspective (it's possible that inconceivable may be exactly the word to use, here).
Some attempts to get perspective (it's possible that inconceivable may be exactly the word to use, here).
From a Harris County meteorologist:
1 trillion gallons of rainfall has fallen in Harris County over 4 days which would run Niagra Falls for 15 days #houwx #houwx #txwx #harvey
9:29 AM - 29 Aug 2017 from Houston, TX
https://twitter.com/JeffLindner1/status/902568818542653440
And for the graphically inclined:
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/8/28/16217626/harvey-houston-flood-water-visualized
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/8/28/16217626/harvey-houston-flood-water-visualized
From a Harris County meteorologist:
1 trillion gallons of rainfall has fallen in Harris County over 4 days which would run Niagra Falls for 15 days #houwx #houwx #txwx #harvey
9:29 AM - 29 Aug 2017 from Houston, TX
https://twitter.com/JeffLindner1/status/902568818542653440
And for the graphically inclined:
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/8/28/16217626/harvey-houston-flood-water-visualized
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/8/28/16217626/harvey-houston-flood-water-visualized
The numbers they are using on the news now is 9 trillion gallons. My favorite metric is that much water would cover the entire lower 48 states in about 0.17 inch of water.
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