Texas could see four times the number of triple-digit days by 2036 compared to the 1980s.
HOUSTON — The state climatologist said Texans should brace for more triple-digit temperature days and expect a higher risk of flooding and storm surge around Houston over the next decade.
"That obviously gives us confidence that the changes we’ve seen are actually part of a long-term trend, rather than just natural variability," Nielsen-Gammon said." more than doubled since the 1970s and is still increasing," he said."So, that the total change is probably gonna be quadrupling by the year 2036.""Take any flood that you had historically and add 25% more water to it," Nielsen-Gammon said.
"Every foot and a half of sea level rise increases the risk of storm surge inland by about a factor of two," Nielsen-Gammon said.
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