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Why "100-year flood" maps no longer mean what homeowners think
The Misleading Name That Confuses Millions The term "100-year flood" sounds like a once-in-a-century event, doesn't it?
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The hidden risk of building in a Houston-area floodplain and 4 other takeaways from our investigation
Since 2017's Hurricane Harvey, one in five new homes built across the Houston region has been built in the floodplains, according to a Houston Chronicle's property records analysis. Experts say this ...
Regarding "65K new Houston-area properties built in floodplains since Harvey,” (Sept. 19): The Houston Chronicle recently highlighted concerns about homebuilding in floodplains but overlooked key ...
(THE CONVERSATION) Eight years after Hurricane Harvey devastated Houston in 2017, flooding hundreds of thousands of homes, the city still awaits a comprehensive flood protection system. The local ...
Peak hurricane season is here. Why doesn't Harris County have an updated FEMA flood map? | Editorial
Hurricane Harvey made our vulnerability visible: neighbors rescuing neighbors, photo albums floating in living rooms, bayous surging over their banks. Then came the canyons of sopping drywall, sofas, ...
HOUSTON — Houston drivers have a bit more flood protection as new flood gates have gone up on both ends of the Navigation underpass between Canal and Franklin. KHOU 11 has shown that problem area ...
This article is co-published with ProPublica and the Houston Chronicle as part of an initiative to report on how power is wielded in Texas. Billionaire Elon Musk is taking issue with a recent ...
This article is co-published with ProPublica and the Houston Chronicle as part of an initiative to report on how power is wielded in Texas. Billionaire Elon Musk is taking issue with a recent ...
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