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Seth Borenstein, Ap Science Writer Updated 12:03 pm CST, Wednesday, November 14, 2018 WASHINGTON (AP) — Two new studies show how humans made recent hurricanes even wetter but in different ways. One study found last year’s Hurricane Harvey snagged on Houston’s skyscrapers, causing the storm to slow and dump more rain than it normally would. And the city’s massive amounts of paving had an even bigger impact by reducing drainage. The study authors said land development…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration came out with an analysis this fall that found Austin and other parts of the state should expect more flooding in the future. And, as it turns out, Texas may see even more flooding than the Atlas 14 study suggests. If you have a mind for numbers, Atlas 14 is pretty straightforward: It gives odds of storms happening in different places in different time frames. For example, the report…

Despite the on-again off-again rivalry between the Lone Star State and California, a crisis in the Golden State has hundreds of Texans heading westward. Gov. Greg Abbott has deployed at least 200 firefighters and some 50 types of specialized fire vehicles to the west coast as historic wildfires sweep parts of northern and southern California. In the so-called “Camp Fire in California’s northern Butte County, there are 48 confirmed fatalities, making it the deadliest wildfire…

PLANO, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – The California wildfires are putting lives and homes at risk far from North Texas. But with men and women from DFW joining the firefighting efforts, a lot of families here face a difficult time of waiting and worrying. Josh Reichert is one of several Plano firefighters who had only an hour’s notice to pack up and leave Monday. Plano firefighter Josh Reichert gets a hug goodbye as he heads to help fight…

The Standard’s news roundup gives you a quick hit of interesting, sometimes irreverent, and breaking news stories from all over the state. More than 200 Texas firefighters are expected to arrive in California Tuesday night to help the state confront devastating blazes. What’s been dubbed the “Camp Fire” in Northern California has now become the deadliest in state history, claiming at least 42 lives. The Woolsey Fire near Los Angeles has left at least two…

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – More than 200 Texas firefighters, including some from the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, have answered the call to assist in the deadly California wildfires. Those crews started heading to California on Monday. The Dallas Wildland Strike, along with crews from Frisco, Flower Mound, Lewisville and Fort Worth, are committed to help battle those wildfires to save lives and homes. For the second time within two months, Scott Pacot and a team of Dallas…

DICKINSON, Texas (AP) — Dickinson’s post-Hurricane Harvey drainage, flooding and road problems have caused headaches, but for some residents, they’ve also created the opportunity to get to know people who are going through the same adversity. “Jay, what are you drinking,” Marika Fuller asked Jay Holley on social media before the two recently met as part of an organized drainage cleanup event. “Nothing yet,” Holley replied, trailing off with a crying-laughing emoji. The Galveston County…