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What is the Ike Dike?
Fox Weather via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoA proposed project could help limit the impacts of a hurricane’s storm surge on the Texas coastline, but a ballooning price tag and project scope have...
The ‘Ike Dike’ Is the Army Corps of Engineers’ Largest Project Ever, but It May Not Be Big Enough
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. In...
Texas “Ike Dike” coastal barrier project could cost $57 billion with inflation, Army Corps says
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe latest figure is 68% higher than an earlier estimate of $34 billion, and it’s unclear when — or...
One in five Texans lives in a floodplain, state’s first-ever analysis shows
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA family returns to their Houston home in a kayak on Aug 30, 2017 after their neighborhood was...
U.S. Rep. Randy Weber concerned Texas projects hurt amid Freedom Caucus budget fight
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe far-right congressman from Friendswood still backs the conservative push to lower spending, but...
60,000 miles of US roads could be under water in a few decades. Here's how experts say we can save...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRising sea levels threaten billions of dollars of damage to critical coastal roads. Experts say we...
Giant storm-surge gates proposed as hurricane safeguard for Texas coast
AccuWeather via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhen Hurricane Ike hit Galveston, Texas, in 2008 as a high-end Category 2 storm, the coastline...
For flood-prone cities, seawalls raise as many questions as they answer
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFlooding caused by high tides in a Miami neighborhood on June 19, 2019. AP Photo/Ellis RuaThe oceans...
Dutch queen learns about flood control during Houston visit
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA visit to Houston on Friday by the Dutch queen highlighted a long friendship between Texas and the...
House advances giant Texas storm surge project in water bill
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFourteen years after Hurricane Ike ripped through thousands of homes and businesses near Galveston,...