Weather patterns this past year have lead to an increases in unprecedented amounts of flooding that have not been seen in decades. Luckily advancements in technology have made it available to more accurately predict when and where natural disasters...
Stay Safe: Hurricane Safety Tips
Hurricane Safety Tips Hurricanes can mean flooding, evacuations, and damage to your home and property. Loss of electricity is one of the most common results of a hurricane, in addition to flooding, and depending on how extensive the flooding is,...
Need to Know Where it Floods in Houston?
Overview of the Harris County Flood Plane Tool Floods are a very commonly occuring natural disaster in the country. Whether these floods are local, affecting only a community or a County, or large scale involving two or more states, people living...
New Project to Reduce Flooding in Houston
Houston has seen its fair share of flooding in 2015. When the floods occurred earlier this year, they highlighted areas and measures that need to be addressed to prevent damage from future disasters. The Harris County Flood Control District...
Devastating Floods More Frequent Due to Climate Change
Climate change is a phenomenon that is not restricted to changes in average temperatures of various places around the country. It has also played a role in increased incidences of extreme weather conditions. These include severe hurricanes and...
How Cofferdams Protect Coasts and Shorelines
Whenever the destructive storms strike coastal regions of the United States, not only are houses and businesses destroyed but there is always damage to the shorelines as well. Shoreline erosion happens every year. Throughout severe weather and...
How To Reduce Flooding to 1 in 4,000 Years
Flooding has become a word that strikes fear and anxiousness in the Gulf Coast community. We only have to jog our memory to a few months ago as we witnessed some of the worst flooding in Texas that we have seen in decades. What if someone told you...
El Nino and It’s Effects on Texas Weather
You may remember the name El Nino from the unprecedented destruction that followed the waves of storms in 1997. Here in 2015, scientists are beginning to see patterns that indicate an even stronger El Nino than what we experienced 18 years ago....
Severe Storms and Flooding
Several major storm systems have moved through the central part of North America, with Texas and Oklahoma being the most severely affected. Tornadoes and flooding have caused major damage, especially in Texas, where the death toll is now over 20. ...
When Spills Happen, Containment is Key
When harmful substances like oil, chemicals, or other contaminants end up where they are not supposed to be due to spills, it can mean disaster, especially if it happens in or near a water source. Thankfully, Hydrological Solutions can help. Our...