How To Get Serious About Flooding After Harvey From the Feds to the Flood Control District
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According to one expert at Rice University.
After Harvey, Resettled Refugees Who Found Opportunity Farming Rebuild Again
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Harvey was actually the second disaster the farmers faced this year, following a freeze in January.
Houston After Harvey: Buyouts, Barriers, Green Space
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With buyouts already in the works, what could be on the table for Houston after Harvey?
Would Zoning Change Houston's Flooding?
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Explaining Houston's complicated relationship with development and flooding.
Houston, Urbanization and Flooding: A Reading Guide
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Hurricane Harvey is unprecedented, but not entirely unanticipated.
Why Texas Harvey Victims Should File Claims By Friday
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A new law, set to take effect Friday, aims to crack down on frivolous insurance lawsuits but could also reduce the penalty fees for insurance companies for late payments.
Why the 100-Year Floodplain Needs to be Rethought
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With flooding dubbed the "new normal" in the Houston area, do we need a better way to understand risk?
After the Flood, What's Next for Vulnerable Residents?
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With a proposal for a buyout on the table, what's next for two Greenspoint apartments?
Coupled Flood Alert System and Infrastructure Risk Modeling for White Oak Bayou
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The project team developed and implemented a radar-based flood alert system as a flood mitigation tool for the City of Houston and to inform infrastructure risk modeling, focusing on White Oak Bayou.
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This report uses hydrological modeling to assess if mitigation techniques used throughout the city were successful.
In Houston, Constant Flooding Will be the New Normal, Expert Says
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Why one expert calls Houston's recent growth "death by a thousand cuts."
Suburban Sprawl and Poor Preparation Worsened Flood Damage in Louisiana
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Craig E. Colten | September 6, 2016 If there is one lesson we have learned about floods, it is that records are made to be broken.
Could Better Data Keep Houstonians Safe During Floods?
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Rice University leaders developing new technology to give more advance warning of flooding in problem areas.
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