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Eight years after Hurricane Harvey, FEMA flood map updates for Harris County delayed again
Flood insurance mandates loom for Harris County residents who fall in updated FEMA flood zones, though official maps have ...
6 Reasons NOAA Matters As Hurricane Season Approaches
The Atlantic hurricane season is a few weeks away. Here are 6 things that NOAA provides the nation as the ominous storm ...
Three emerging and troubling climate trends that show Houston's extreme weather future
With precipitation across eastern Texas increasing and population continuing to grow, the effects of urbanization could worsen urban flooding.
Land under the country’s largest cities is sinking. Here’s where — and why.
The movement is slow — sinking on the scale of millimeters per year in the United States — but the effects accumulate over ...
How secret flood histories cost Florida home buyers and mask state’s risk
Fischetti had unwittingly waded into one of the murkiest secrets in the Florida real estate market: The rules and laws ...
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Hurricane Harvey is the biggest flood threat of any U.S. storm in modern times
SEE ALSO: Worst case scenario looms for Texas with Hurricane Harvey The rainfall amounts currently forecast are almost too high to comprehend -- upwards of 40 inches may fall from the Corpus ...
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Hurricane Harvey's deadliest threat is just beginning
SEE ALSO: Hurricane Harvey: A weather geek's live blog Harvey is going to turn into an atmospheric orphan, left behind by upper level steering currents, and allowed to rain itself out over ...