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		iso1631 on Oct 30, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Texas solar and wind resources saved consumers nea... If there's 1000 different towns, you would hear about a 1 in 100 year event about once a month.

jliptzin on Oct 31, 2022 [–]

Wouldn’t weather of neighboring towns be highly correlated? I think Hurricane Ida alone last year brought a 1:1,000 year rainfall to over a dozen states if I remember correctly

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