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In Drought-Stricken Texas, an Upside to Hurricane Season

With about 90 percent of Texas still weathering drought conditions, climate experts say tropical storm and hurricane landfall could be the best hope to get rain to parts of Texas that will desperately need it this summer.

By Terrence Henry, KUT News/StateImpact TexasApril 15, 2013, 6:00 a.m. CentralUpdated April 15, 2013, 6:00 a.m. Central

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In Drought-Stricken Texas, an Upside to Hurricane Season

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<p>With about 90 percent of Texas still weathering drought conditions, climate experts say&nbsp;tropical storm and hurricane landfall could be the best hope to get rain to parts of Texas that will desperately need it this summer. Read the full story at <a href="http://stateimpact.npr.org/texas/2013/04/11/hurricanes-may-be-needed-to-help-pull-texas-out-of-drought/">StateImpact Texas</a>.</p>
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With about 90 percent of Texas still weathering drought conditions, climate experts say tropical storm and hurricane landfall could be the best hope to get rain to parts of Texas that will desperately need it this summer. Read the full story at StateImpact Texas.

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