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Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey
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Forecasters Expect Busier Atlantic Hurricane Season Due To El Nino Fading

SETH BORENSTEIN, AP

Posted on August 8, 2019 · Forecasters now expect 10 to 17 named storms, with five to nine hurricanes and two to four major ones.

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Tropical Storm Chris Reaches Hurricane Strength In Atlantic

Associated Press

Posted on July 10, 2018 · However, no coastal watches or warnings were in effect as of Tuesday afternoon and it is expected to weaken by Thursday

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Hurricane Ike as seen in 2008 from NASA’s Earth Observatory

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Tropical Rainstorm Harvey Impacts Yucatan, Could Hit Texas By The End Of The Week

Associated Press / HPM Digital Team

Posted on August 22, 2017 · Forecasters say what could be Tropical Storm/Hurricane Harvey could make landfall somewhere from the Texas-Mexico border to central Texas coast.

Tags Atlantic harvey Hurricanes tropical weather

Weather

Busier Atlantic Hurricane Season Predicted

Associated Press

Posted on May 27, 2016 · The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's season outlook calls for 10 to 16 named storms, with four to eight hurricanes and one to four "major" ones with winds reaching 111 mph and up.

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Weather

Why Fewer Atlantic Hurricanes May Not Lower Risk On Texas Coast

Dave Fehling

Posted on September 8, 2015 · One of the nation’s leading storm research centers predicts we might be entering a “quiet period” for Atlantic hurricanes.

Tags Atlantic gulf coast Hurricane Andrew Hurricane Katrina Hurricanes

Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey
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Carbon Dioxide, Which Drives Climate Change, Reaches Highest Level In 4 Million Years

Eric McDaniel, NPR

Posted on June 8, 2021 · The amount of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere reached 419 parts per million in May, its highest level in more than four million years, according to NOAA. Fossil fuel use is driving the increase.

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As Climate Change Threatens Many Safety Net Clinics, Harvard Researchers Look To Houston

Sara Willa Ernst

Posted on May 27, 2021 · As climate-related illnesses only intensify due to hotter temperatures and more frequent hurricanes, researchers look for ways safety net clinics can better protect the most vulnerable.

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Climate Change Deniers Pay More For Houses At Risk Of Future Flooding

Mose Buchele, KUT

Posted on November 8, 2019 · It's the belief in climate risk that appears to be determining the price difference, rather than the risk itself.

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Report: Permian Basin Oil Producers Flaring More Natural Gas Than Reported

Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune

Posted on January 25, 2019 · An analysis of government satellite data by the Environmental Defense Fund shows that the amount of natural gas that energy companies burned off in 2017 is twice as high as what they reported to state regulators.

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