Researchers agree that climate change has made torrential downpours more frequent— but the science gets murky when examining how strong the link is between an extreme event and climate change.

The latest science on the link between climate change and natural disasters — and how they may be playing out where you live.

Central Texas is infamous for its flash flooding and arid soil, hard-packed ground into which water does not easily infiltrate. So when rain hits the ground, it runs off the region's hilly terrain and canyons and accumulates into creeks and rivers rapidly, overwhelming them, causing them to rise quickly.