Flood Resilience Harris County Advances $30B Eight-Tunnel Flood Control Plan James Leggate June 27, 2022 No Comments Harris County Flood Control District has developed preliminary plans for 132 miles of stormwater conveyance tunnels that would reduce flood risk across the greater Houston area.Read More
Natural Disasters Aerial Images, Before and After Harvey Scale of damage to the Texas coastline where hurricane made landfall plainly visible Pam Radtke Russell Jeff Rubenstone September 4, 2017 No Comments Images of the Texas coastline, before and after Harvey made landfall, show the scale of devastation in small communities in the path of the stormRead More
Natural Disasters Army Corps Continues Houston Reservoir Releases Following Hurricane Harvey Work on new outlet structures is delayed Louise Poirier September 1, 2017 One Comment The Army Corps of Engineers is releasing massive amounts of water from the Addicks and Barker dams as reservoirs reach maximum capacity.Read More
Natural Disasters Hurricane Harvey: Rain Stops in Texas as Lakes, Rivers Keep Rising Louise Poirier August 30, 2017 No Comments The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, other districts, release water from reservoirs and lakes to prevent failures.Read More
Natural Disasters Prolonged Rains Conceal Full Hurricane Harvey Destruction Pam Radtke Russell Debra K. Rubin Aileen Cho Louise Poirier August 30, 2017 One Comment Focus on saving lives in Texas delays full assessment of damage.Read More
Natural Disasters How Badly Has Hurricane Harvey Damaged Texas Infrastructure? Floods have inundated southeast cities and towns, and the rain isn't over yet ENR Editors August 28, 2017 One Comment 'Clearly, the situation ... is dire,' says one Houston subcontractor.Read More