Houston flood protection: How it works, and why it sometimes doesn’t
A $2.5 billion bond program that voters approved after Harvey is funding Harris County projects to improve conveyance and detention. Many are underway, though county officials were
Out of that disaster came what is now the 17-foot-high, 10-mile long seawall that stretches along much of the island on the Gulf side. People lounge on the beach in front of it. They drive on Seawall Boulevard behind it. The structure is made largely of concrete.The seawall far from covers the island’s length. And behind the island, communities and industrial sites on the bay side are vulnerable to storm surge.
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