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- Low-income housing in flood zones traps families in harms way Fri, 26 Apr 19, 1:33amNearly one out of every 10 low-income housing projects is in a flood zone. In Houston, residents of a government-subsidized complex have sued the landlord, arguing that the subsidy system unfairly traps them in a cycle of...
- Climate change is expected to bring more intense storms like Hurricane Florence Wed, 12 Sep 18, 6:30amHurricane Florence is on a collision course with the southeastern United States. The immense and powerful storm will create high winds and surges along coastal towns and cities, but scientists are more concerned about how...
- Hurricane Harvey has increased homelessness in Houston Sat, 26 May 18, 4:00amLast August, Hurricane Harvey set records as the costliest hurricane in history and the wettest tropical cyclone ever in the U.S. The storm displaced more than 30,000 people, many of whom are still struggling to recover in...
- This is how high NYC's sea levels will rise if we don't take climate action Tue, 27 Mar 18, 3:01amRising sea levels, precipitated by climate change, threaten to overwhelm the world's cities if we do nothing — that's the message Studio Roosegaarde vividly brought last week to the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New...
- The public health impact of Hurricane Harvey is worse than we've been told Fri, 23 Mar 18, 4:01amMore than six months since Hurricane Harvey decimated much of Central America and the American Gulf Coast, the public still doesn't have the answers it needs regarding the full public health impact of the powerful storm...
- Scientist Smacks Down Al Gore’s Claim That Harvey Brought ‘500,000 year rains’ Wed, 20 Sep 17, 4:00pmFrom The Daily Caller Michael Bastasch 4:08 PM 09/18/2017 Former President Al Gore said Monday that Hurricane Harvey brought once in 500,000 year rainfall to parts of Texas, only to be questioned by scientists challenging...
- Houston Bike Share offers free bicycles to people who lost cars to Harvey Thu, 14 Sep 17, 11:09pmHouston Bike Share is distributing free bicycles to those who lost their vehicles in Hurricane Harvey. When the powerful storm dumped a record amount of rain on the Houston area, damaging at least 100,000 homes and killing...
- NASA researcher says Harvey flooding pushed Houston down two centimeters Mon, 11 Sep 17, 8:21pmHarvey unloaded around 33 trillion gallons of water in the United States, the weight of which is capable of bending the Earth's crust. From satellite data, it looks like this is what happened in Houston. Scientist Chris Milliner...
- NASA researchers says Harvey flooding pushed Houston down two centimeters Mon, 11 Sep 17, 8:21pmHarvey unloaded around 33 trillion gallons of water in the United States, the weight of which is capable of bending the Earth's crust. From satellite data, it looks like this is what happened in Houston. Scientist Chris Milliner...
- Hurricane Jose strengthens to an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 Sat, 9 Sep 17, 6:41amHot on the heels of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma is yet another natural disaster, Hurricane Jose. The “extremely dangerous” Category 4 hurricane is located east of the Leeward Islands and is forecasted to transit west-northwest...
- Roger Pielke Jr.: “The Hurricane Lull Couldn’t Last” Tue, 5 Sep 17, 1:15amGuest post by David Middleton Common sense from Roger Pielke Jr… COMMENTARY The Hurricane Lull Couldn’t Last The U.S. hadn’t been hit by a Category 3 or stronger storm since Katrina in 2005. We were overdue. By...
- Harvey shines a spotlight on a high-risk area of chemical plants in Texas Fri, 1 Sep 17, 4:00pmLong before the storm dropped barrels of rain over one of the world’s largest industrial corridors, the area was rife with potentially dangerous chemicals
- Explosions rock Houston-area chemical plant following Hurricane Harvey flooding Thu, 31 Aug 17, 11:39pmSeveral explosions at a Houston-area chemical plant were reported on early Thursday morning, reportedly related to its loss of power. Black smoke billowed from the Arkema Inc. chemical plant in Crosby, Texas as blasts rocked...
- Arctic warming likely turned Harvey into "an extreme killer storm" Fri, 1 Sep 17, 1:09amMelting Arctic ice and spiking temperatures don't just affect the northernmost part of Earth. According to Cornell University professor Charles Greene, they can also impact storms, like Hurricane Harvey, that are thousands...
- Hurricane Harvey may have totaled up to 500,000 cars Thu, 31 Aug 17, 4:35amHurricane Harvey didn’t just devastate homes and businesses - it may also have totaled up to half a million cars. An estimated 500,000 Texan vehicles will likely be scrapped, leading to a massive sales wave of new and used...