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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...
Hurricane categories tell only part of the story — here's the real damage storms like Ian can do
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSatellite imagery shows Category 3 Hurricane Ian passing over Cuba on September 27, 2022.NOAA...
Four Dead, Thousands Without Power Following Severe Storm in Houston
The Wall Street Journal· 1 month agoU.S. NEWS Photo: Brett Coomer/Associated Press HOUSTON—Hurricane-strength winds unexpectedly blew...
'More City Than Water': Stories collected after Hurricane Harvey fill crucial flood atlas
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTHE WOODLANDS — It rained hard on this green Houston suburb the day I read "More City Than Water: A...
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...
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,...
On This Day, Sept. 13: Hurricane Ike batters Texas
United Press International via Yahoo News· 9 months agoGalveston resident Calvin Wehrle (C) makes his way back to his vehicle after checking out debris that came onto I-45 North from Hurricane Ike in...
Officials say Houston residents may not have power back for weeks following deadly storms
Scripps News via AOL· 1 month agoTexas officials say residents in Houston may not have power back for weeks after deadly...
What is the Ike Dike?
Fox Weather via Yahoo News· 2 weeks 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...
What is storm surge? Explaining a hurricane's deadliest and most destructive threat
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoStorm surge, the massive amount of water that builds up and comes ashore during a hurricane, is...