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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...
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...
'More City Than Water': Stories collected after Hurricane Harvey fill crucial flood atlas
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTHE WOODLANDS — It rained hard on this green Houston suburb the day I read "More City Than Water: A...
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...
Hurricane Harvey more than doubled the acidity of Texas' Galveston Bay, threatening oyster reefs
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSeabirds forage on an oyster shell island on the Texas Gulf Coast. Jon G. Fuller/VW Pics/ Universal...
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...
HUD, Texas at odds over flood relief discrimination claim
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe faded and weathered construction permits still taped to Houston resident Mal Moses’ front door...
The US isn’t ready for stronger hurricanes, experts say. How structures are built could help.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs southwestern Florida reels from Hurricane Ian’s devastation, residents can look to recovery...
One in five Texans lives in a floodplain, state’s first-ever analysis shows
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA family returns to their Houston home in a kayak on Aug 30, 2017 after their neighborhood was...
Climate expert estimates global warming "responsible for about 1/3" of the damage from 2017's...
The Recount via Yahoo News· 6 months agoTake Hurricane Harvey and the record flooding it caused in the greater Houston area, for example....