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A Texas coastal engineer says a simple home-buying decision saved his house from Hurricane Harvey —...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 7 days agoIn 2017, Hurricane Harvey ripped through Texas and Louisiana, causing significant...
'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...
One in five Texans lives in a floodplain, state’s first-ever analysis shows
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA family returns to their Houston home in a kayak on Aug 30, 2017 after their neighborhood was...
Ian inflicts staggering losses on Florida's growth machine
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFloridians attempting to rebuild from the hurricane will confront rising insurance premiums,...
Hurricane Ian traumatized Floridians. It also erased their nest eggs.
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs climate change makes natural disasters more frequent and severe Ian offered new evidence that...
Flood maps show US vastly underestimates contamination risk at old industrial sites
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 8 months agoMaywood Riverfront Park was built on the site of eight former industrial properties in Los Angeles...
The 14 most important ways to prepare for a hurricane
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSteve Newberne, left, and Richard Latronita board up Gigi's restaurant in preparation for Hurricane...
The government wants to buy their flood-prone homes. But these Texans aren’t moving.
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoIn Harris County, the flood control district wants to buy properties along the San Jacinto River...
Could Sacramento have an earthquake like other California cities? What to know about the risk
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOn Thursday, a 5.5 magnitude earthquake rattled Northern California in Plumas County and could be...
How Texans can prepare for extreme weather
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 month agoNatural disasters — including winter storms, hurricanes, extreme heat, wildfires and droughts — can happen at any time. Preparation is key to staying...