Hills, rivers and rocky terrain: Why the Hill Country keeps flooding
When storms roll in, water rushes downhill fast, gaining speed and force as it moves — often with deadly results. Full Story
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Edison Wu is an Austin-based data visualization fellow. Earned a master’s degree in May from the University of California, Berkeley, Graduate School of Journalism. He previously interned at the California Reporting Project. Originally from China, Edison worked as an international news editor at Beijing News before transitioning to data journalism. He’s passionate about graphics, data analysis and reporting, and he is a huge basketball fan.
When storms roll in, water rushes downhill fast, gaining speed and force as it moves — often with deadly results. Full Story
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