<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Real Science]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[stevengoddard]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/author/stevengoddard/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Understanding &#8220;Unprecedented&#8221;]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>When the press uses the word &#8220;unprecedented&#8221; &#8211; what they mean is that they haven&#8217;t done any research and basically they are lying.</p>
<blockquote><p><a href="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_1968-may-26-09-19.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="127510" data-permalink="https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2015/05/26/texas-hit-by-unprecedented-hypestorms/screenhunter_1968-may-26-09-19/" data-orig-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_1968-may-26-09-19.jpg" data-orig-size="903,328" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="ScreenHunter_1968 May. 26 09.19" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_1968-may-26-09-19.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_1968-may-26-09-19.jpg?w=903" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-127510" src="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_1968-may-26-09-19.jpg?w=640&#038;h=232" alt="ScreenHunter_1968 May. 26 09.19" width="640" height="232" srcset="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_1968-may-26-09-19.jpg?w=640&amp;h=232 640w, https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_1968-may-26-09-19.jpg?w=150&amp;h=54 150w, https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_1968-may-26-09-19.jpg?w=300&amp;h=109 300w, https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_1968-may-26-09-19.jpg?w=768&amp;h=279 768w, https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/screenhunter_1968-may-26-09-19.jpg 903w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></a> Houston Intercontinental Airport smashed its all-time record for <strong>most rainfall in one day</strong> on Monday — its <strong>4.34 inches</strong> almost doubling the previous milestone set in 1946.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/houston-texas-hit-unprecedented-flooding-seven-states-risk-n364456">Houston, Texas, Hit by Unprecedented Flooding; Seven States At Risk – NBC News.com</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Tropical Storm Allison dropped 26 inches of rain in one day in 2001, six times as much as yesterday&#8217;s total.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/10/us/3-die-and-thousands-leave-homes-in-flooded-houston.html">3 Die and Thousands Leave Homes in Flooded Houston &#8211; NYTimes.com</a></p>
<p><a href="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/tropical-storm-allison-690.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="127519" data-permalink="https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2015/05/26/understanding-unprecedented/tropical-storm-allison-690/" data-orig-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/tropical-storm-allison-690.jpg" data-orig-size="690,355" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Tropical Storm Allison-690" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/tropical-storm-allison-690.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/tropical-storm-allison-690.jpg?w=690" class="alignnone  wp-image-127519" src="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/tropical-storm-allison-690.jpg?w=399&#038;h=205" alt="Tropical Storm Allison-690" width="399" height="205" srcset="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/tropical-storm-allison-690.jpg?w=399&amp;h=205 399w, https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/tropical-storm-allison-690.jpg?w=150&amp;h=77 150w, https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/tropical-storm-allison-690.jpg?w=300&amp;h=154 300w, https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/tropical-storm-allison-690.jpg 690w" sizes="(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px" /></a></p></blockquote>
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