HARVEY-RELATED ACTIVITIES
HARVEY-RELATED ACTIVITIES
HARVEY-RELATED ACTIVITIES
Hurricane Harvey made landfall on August 25, 2017 near Corpus Christi, Texas. Over the next five days the storm devastated the Texas coast, dropping over 36 inches of rain over 2500 sq mi area and causing unprecedented levels of damage. Harvey is likely the costliest storm in U.S. history, exceeding Hurricane Katrina. Life-threatening flooding in the City of Houston and surrounding areas caught the world’s attention.
Hurricane Harvey made landfall on August 25, 2017 near Corpus Christi, Texas. Over the next five days the storm devastated the Texas coast, dropping over 36 inches of rain over 2500 sq mi area and causing unprecedented levels of damage. Harvey is likely the costliest storm in U.S. history, exceeding Hurricane Katrina. Life-threatening flooding in the City of Houston and surrounding areas caught the world’s attention.
Hurricane Harvey made landfall on August 25, 2017 near Corpus Christi, Texas. Over the next five days the storm devastated the Texas coast, dropping over 36 inches of rain over 2500 sq mi area and causing unprecedented levels of damage. Harvey is likely the costliest storm in U.S. history, exceeding Hurricane Katrina. Life-threatening flooding in the City of Houston and surrounding areas caught the world’s attention.
Severe Storm Prediction, Education, & Evacuation from Disasters Center
Hurricane Beryl Rainfall and Flooding Summary
by Elena Siemens
Articles about Beryl
How did Beryl sneak up on Houston? And what happened with the trees? | Opinion
Phil Bedient, the Herman and George R. Brown Professor of Civil Engineering and co-director of Rice's Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/july-15-bedient
Hurricane Beryl: A heavy hitting first storm of the 2024 season to make landfall in the US
by Elena Siemens, Dr. Phil Bedient
As the second named storm of the 2024 Atlantic storm season, Hurricane Beryl made history earlier this week. The storm was the easternmost hurricane to ever form and fastest intensifying hurricane
What we need to learn from Hurricane Beryl | Opinion
Jim Blackburn, professor in the practice of environmental law, co-director of Rice's Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an op-ed in the Houston Chronicle, and he is quoted in two other media outlets.
Houston Chronicle
http://dateline.rice/july-12-blackburn
Houston keeps buckling under storms like Beryl. The fixes aren't coming fast enough
The Associated Press (This article also appeared in more than 200 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/july-12-blackburn
Hurricane Beryl was a warning shot for Houston
Inside Climate News (This article also appeared in Texas Observer and Inkl.)
http://dateline.rice/july-12-blackburn