Say what? 
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Many of these camps have strict policies regarding use of technology
And itâs both sides trying to politicize this event , which is unfortunate
Huh? A lot of the areas feed into the Edwards recharge
I noticed the âonce in hundred year eventâ phrase is being throw around a lot. Thatâs starting to feel pretty disingenuous to me.
Iâm more confused now.
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It sure seems like Texas has gotten a lot of 100 year weather events in the last 20 years
The folly of calling something a 100 year flood based on a little over 100 years of somewhat-credible weather data always amuses me. Anyway, that just means thereâs about a 1% chance of such a flood in a given year, again, based on historically-limited data.
I actually think those terms lead people and governments to make bad decisions.
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Yes, i think its very easy to kick something down the road if you think it wonât occurr again for a 100 years
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Texas is a big place, not Rhode Island.
Iâm 35 miles northwest of the Guadalupe and got 5â of rain this weekend, much needed here, but Iâm on a hill. If you got that rain in Houston youâd hardly blink.
Now this flood has just surpassed Hurricane Harvey on lives lost. Just a bad place and timing for a flood
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No no, donât give perspective. Theyâve been told it was budget cuts that caused it. Nothing will change their minds.
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Had this camp began a week after the flood, the camp would have been canceled as their buildings would have washed away.
If thatâs true, I donât think it applies to the administrators of the camp, maybe for the campers.
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With at least 161 still missing, this flood will almost certainly end up being the 2nd most deadly Texas flood in history.
Thatâs pretty sobering. And itâs frustrating to know that we have the technology available to save at least some of those lives, and it just isnât being used.
I heard an interview with one of the young women in charge of a cabin at Camp Mystic, and she said that they all have to turn in their phones at night, so none of them would have had access to any kind of weather warnings. Apparently, communication is done over a loudspeaker system that doesnât work if the power is out.
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False and consider the source. Over the last 10-15 years California has had a net population loss, huge loss. So much so that the goverâŠr wants an exit tax of Californians leaving the state. This is unprecedented. We all know why and I wonât go there.
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This is tragic. We canât go back. The only thing we can do is look at where buildings are located vs flood prone areas. This specific area had previous floods. That in itself is an entire debate that needs to be had.
Whatâs your source. Evey chart I see shows overall growth.
Despite the overall slowdown, recent data indicates a slight rebound in population growth, driven by a decrease in mortality rates and an increase in foreign immigration.
In essence, while California remains the most populous state, its population growth has slowed considerably in the past 10 to 15 years, with more people leaving the state than moving in, although recent data shows a slight increase in population.
37.32 million (2010)
39.43 million (2024)
Thatâs a net gain.
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Do a deeper dive. It is not that hard. I ainât kidding. This net loss is unprecedented.
Who cares? That has nothing to do with these floods or anything related to mitigating those risks.
Maybe create a separate thread to carry on about California stuff if arguing over population data is that important to you.
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