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Houston braces for flooding to worsen in wake of storms
WJZY via Yahoo News· 1 month agoHigh waters flooded neighborhoods around Houston on Saturday following heavy rains that have already...
Houston’s flood problems offer lessons for cities trying to adapt to a changing climate
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 month agoHeavy downpours and flash flooding forced evacuations in parts of the Houston area in early May...
Hundreds rescued from flooding in Texas as waters continue rising in Houston
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 month agoHigh waters flooded neighborhoods around Houston on Saturday following heavy rains that have already...
A Texas coastal engineer says a simple home-buying decision saved his house from Hurricane Harvey —...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoIn 2017, Hurricane Harvey ripped through Texas and Louisiana, causing significant...
Climate Change May Have Doubled the Number of Houston Homes Flooded by Hurricane Harvey
Yale Environment 360 via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIf not for climate change, 2017’s Hurricane Harvey might have flooded half as many homes in the...
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...
'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...
How the flooding in Southeast Texas got so dire
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe Lake Livingston Dam is seen releasing water on May 3, 2024, in Livingston. The Southeast Texas reservoir reached capacity during several days of...
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...
Climate change made floods from Hurricane Harvey up to 50 per cent worse
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn August 2017, Hurricane Harvey hit the Texas Gulf Coast, dropping nearly four feet (1.2 metres) of...