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In Harvey's Wake
Report: Solving Houston flooding woes will require wholesale strategy overhaul
Limiting development and telling buyers about a home’s true flood risk are among the recommendations by the Greater Houston Flood Mitigation Consortium.
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Abbott and FEMA are using Harvey to reinvent disaster response. Some say that makes displaced Texans “guinea pigs.”
In the six months since state and federal officials decided to use the biggest housing recovery in modern history to rewrite the nation’s disaster playbook, neighborly networks and organized charity have buoyed disheartened Texans on the coast.
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Global warming boosted Hurricane Harvey’s rainfall by at least 15 percent, studies find
Two independent research teams have reported that the deluge from Hurricane Harvey was significantly heavier than it would have been before the era of human-caused global warming.
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Houston officials let developers build homes inside reservoirs. But no one warned buyers.
Building in the reservoirs led to thousands of flooded homes, increased the risk for surrounding areas and threatened their earthen dams.
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T-Squared: Hurricane Harvey, in book form
Starting today, you can preorder “Harvey: Devastation, Courage and Recovery in the Eye of the Storm,” a chronological account of the hurricane — from early warnings that Houston was at serious risk to the heartbreaking aftermath.
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In wake of major floods, Texas water agency drafting statewide flood plan
The Texas Water Development Board is crafting the state’s first-ever flood plan, which will take a comprehensive look at flooding vulnerabilities across the state and the projects that might mitigate them.
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Texas county official after Harvey: The “Red Cross was not there”
According to emails obtained by ProPublica, officials in several counties were extremely critical of the Red Cross’ response to Hurricane Harvey, saying the organization communicated poorly and didn’t bring in supplies as expected.
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Federal Harvey relief funds might take years, officials tell legislators
It could be months, if not years, before southeast Texans receive federal funds to pay for the long-term rebuilding and recovery of homes and communities battered by Hurricane Harvey’s epic rains, officials told legislators Monday.
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Students in towns hardest hit by Harvey are still in the eye of the storm
Extended school closures have raised concerns about how students will catch up as Texas recovers from its worst natural disaster.
