The surprising reasons floods and other disasters are more deadly at night

Grist
By Kate YoderJul 21, 2025, 4:45 am280 pts
It was 4 a.m. on July 4 at Camp La Junta in Kerr County when Kolton Taylor woke up to the sound of screaming. The 12-year-old boy stepped out of bed and straight into knee-deep floodwaters from the nearby Guadalupe River. Before long, the water had already risen to his waist. In the darkness, he managed to feel…

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