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In reply to the discussion: Unfortunately, this is not the worst part of the flooding. [View all]Not Ruth
(3,613 posts)Article from June (that is before this storm)
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jun/16/texas-flooding-houston-climate-change-disaster
"Sam Brody is not a real estate agent, but when his friends want to move home they get in touch to ask for advice. He is a flood impact expert in Houston and he has plenty of work to keep him busy.
The Texas metropolis has more casualties and property loss from floods than any other locality in the US, according to data stretching back to 1960 that Brody researched with colleagues. And, he said: Where the built environment is a main force exacerbating the impacts of urban flooding, Houston is number one and its not even close.
Near the Gulf coast, Houston is also at annual risk from hurricanes: it is now into the start of the 2017 season, which runs from June to November. Ike, the last hurricane to hit the Houston region, caused $34bn in damage and killed 112 people across several states in September 2008."