houston
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One year after Harvey, Houston awaits the next flood
What a flood-prone neighborhood doesn’t want you to know about life after the big one
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Houston’s city-beautification efforts might also fight future flooding
The United States' fourth-largest city is greening its renowned bayous. Does it signal a trend toward less-rampant development?
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5 years after Sandy, this woman still worries about being left behind because of her disability
A court ruling after Hurricane Sandy forced New York City to develop a more inclusive emergency plan. Advocates say it hasn't happened.
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Toxic water flooded Houston homes after Harvey, tests show
Floodwaters in two neighborhoods contained unsafe levels of E. coli and heavy metals.
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Harvey and Irma aren’t natural disasters. They’re climate change disasters.
Back-to-back hurricanes, devastating floods, raging wildfires, spiking temps. Welcome to Earth 2017. We were warned.
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FEMA’s outdated flood maps made Houston’s bad situation worse
If FEMA can't keep up politically and financially, future victims of disaster will continue to be underprepared, inundated, and overwhelmed.
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Harvey is changing the way we feed people during disasters
It's hard to deliver food when roads have turned into rivers with white-capped waves.
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Harvey stirs up a toxic, industrial soup
Here’s what we know about some of the petrochemicals that were likely released into the air or mixed into the floodwaters over southeastern Texas.
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The U.S. should go Dutch to avoid building another Houston
Americans focus more on recovering from floods brought on by disasters like Harvey than planning for them.