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:#Harvey Boomtown, Flood Town #HoustonFlooding
Eugene Robinson?Verified #account @Eugene_Robinson 3h3 hours ago
This 2016 project by the Texas Tribune and ProPublica could not have been more prescient:
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TEXAS
LOUISIANA
—— HARRIS COUNTY
Houston
Gulf of Mexico
Downtown Houston
Addicks Reservoir
Barker Reservoir
Memorial City
Cypress
Buffalo Bayou
Katy Prairie
FORT BEND COUNTY
Addicks Reservoir
Cypress Creek
Cypress
Stable Gate
Little Cypress Creek
Grand Parkway
Stable Gate
Riverton Ranch Development
Little Cypress Creek
Addicks Reservoir
Barker Reservoir
Memorial City
Savannah Estates
Buffalo Bayou
Boomtown, Flood Town
Climate change will bring more frequent and fierce rainstorms to cities like Houston. But unchecked development remains a priority in the famously un-zoned city, creating short-term economic gains for some while increasing flood risks for everyone.
by Neena Satija for The Texas Tribune and Reveal; Kiah Collier for The Texas Tribune; and Al Shaw for ProPublica, December 7, 2016
Boomtown, Flood Town
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TEXAS
LOUISIANA
—— HARRIS COUNTY
Houston
Gulf of Mexico
Downtown Houston
Addicks Reservoir
Barker Reservoir
Memorial City
Cypress
Buffalo Bayou
Katy Prairie
FORT BEND COUNTY
Addicks Reservoir
Cypress Creek
Cypress
Stable Gate
Little Cypress Creek
Grand Parkway
Stable Gate
Riverton Ranch Development
Little Cypress Creek
Addicks Reservoir
Barker Reservoir
Memorial City
Savannah Estates
Buffalo Bayou
Climate change will bring more frequent and fierce rainstorms to cities like Houston. But unchecked development remains a priority in the famously un-zoned city, creating short-term economic gains for some while increasing flood risks for everyone.
by Neena Satija for The Texas Tribune and Reveal; Kiah Collier for The Texas Tribune; and Al Shaw for ProPublica, December 7, 2016
