Tag: Hurricane Harvey
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Harvey flooding continues to inspire disaster planning
Article originally written by Kathy Wythe Almost a year and a half after Hurricane Harvey and its torrential rains wreaked havoc on parts of Texas, the infamous hurricane and its ramifications are still in the news. Several reports relating to the hurricane or to flooding have recently been published and the 86thTexas Legislature Session, which…
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Residents, AgriLife Extension, others work to ‘Harvey-proof’ Houston-area community
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, working with area residents, the Clear Lake City Water Authority (CLCWA) and Exploration Green Conservancy, have been collaborating to transform an about-to-be paved golf course into a new kind of nature park that provides recreation while protecting thousands of homes from flooding caused by natural disasters such as Hurricane Harvey. “We were involved in an innovative overhaul…
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Researchers use Hurricane Harvey data to predict future storm impacts
While many Texans were bracing for Hurricane Harvey’s landfall in late August 2017, a team of Texas university researchers set out to deploy instrument pods along the Texas coast. The information gathered from these Rapid Response Units (RRUs) could help develop more resilient coastal communities by improving predictive models and tools. The Texas COAstal Storm…
