Repeated storms are turning disaster recovery into a way of life, and leaving communities facing disaster fatigue

Increasing flash flooding is exhausting communities as they’re hit again and again.

By: Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, University of North Dakota, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: July 13, 2026

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Last Updated: 6 days ago

By Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, University of North Dakota

Flash flooding has been tearing up communities across the U.S., with heavy downpours sending creeks and rivers rushing over their banks from Texas to Kentucky, across the Midwest and into the Mid-Atlantic states and the Northeast.

Texas’ Hill Country was hit hard again when a powerful storm triggered flooding on the Guadalupe and other rivers on July 16, 2026, in …

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