Harvey meets Houston

$ 2017-08029 Harvey meets Houston


What makes Houston so vulnerable to serious floods?
Adam Gabbatt, The Guardian, 29 August 2017 02.54 EDT
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/28/houston-harvey-risk-floods-analysis
  The size of storm Harvey is unusual – but rapid expansion, poor infrastructure and a distinctive topography have played a role in the devastating impact


Why Houston Is So Prone To Devastating Floods
By Lydia O’Connor & Alexander C. Kaufman, Huffington Post, 27 August 2017
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/houston-flood-history-reason_us_59a2f0e3e4b05710aa5ce9ad
  Houston has a problem.


The health consequences to expect from Hurricane Harvey’s floods
By Ben Guarino, Washington Post, 29 August 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2017/08/29/the-health-consequences-to-expect-from-hurricane-harveys-floods/?utm_term=.f224171807bc


Houston’s flooding shows what happens when you ignore science and let developers run rampant
Ana Campoy & David Yanofsky, Quartz, 29 August 2017
https://qz.com/1064364/hurricane-harvey-houstons-flooding-made-worse-by-unchecked-urban-development-and-wetland-destruction/
  The city's gung-ho approach to development has destroyed the area's natural ability to drain away hurricane floodwaters.