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 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...