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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2201: A Big Volcano

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on March 25, 2022 · Episode: 2201 Mount Toba: the worst volcano and the worst human catastrophe. Today, a very big volcano.

Tags anthropology archaeology Australia disaster india indonesia Io jupiter Kota Tampan modern humans migration Mount St. Helens Mount Toba volcanic eruption paleolithic pebble tools Samosir Island Stone Age Sumatra volcano

Podcasts

Fire Triangle Ep. 3: Fertilizer And The Feds

Katie Watkins / Dominic Anthony Walsh

Posted on February 8, 2021 · Eight years ago, one of the worst chemical disasters in state history ripped apart a small town in Central Texas, just outside Waco.

Tags chemcial explosion disaster fertilizer fire triangle texas Waco

Bauer Business Focus

Small Businesses Damaged By Harvey Can Now Apply For Grants

Florian Martin

Posted on December 20, 2019 · More than two years after the storm, affected businesses can receive up to $250,000.

Tags disaster harvey houston economy small business

Harris County

As Hurricane Season Begins, Here’s How To Prepare Your Boat For A Major Storm

Gail Delaughter

Posted on May 27, 2019 · Experts say the best thing you can do is get your boat out of the water well in advance of the storm.

Tags Boat U.S. boating disaster flooding hurricane preparation

Texas

Legislation Underway In Texas House Would Give Property Owners Some Tax Relief Next Time Disaster Strikes

Florian Martin

Posted on April 23, 2019 · The constitutional amendment would make taxing entities reappraise damaged properties.

Tags disaster harvey taxes Texas Legislature

Energy & Environment

9 Years After Deepwater Horizon, Has Anything Changed?

Florian Martin

Posted on April 19, 2019 · A report by an ocean advocacy group finds oil spills continue to happen.

Tags bp deepwater horizon disaster oceana oil spill

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Houston Matters

H is for Harvey: Children’s Book Highlights Positives of the Storm

Abner Fletcher

Posted on August 28, 2018 · Writer Julie Beasley talks about her book, H is for Harvey, which aims to help children focus on the positive aspects of the storm.

Tags book children's book disaster Eduardo Martinez H is for Harvey harvey illustrations Julie Beasley Michael Hagerty storm

News

Natural Disasters Widen Racial Wealth Gap, Rice Researchers Find

Florian Martin

Posted on August 20, 2018 · Whites on average gain, minorities lose wealth after disasters

Tags disaster diversity Hurricane Harvey minorities race

News

Demolition Begins On Houston Orthodox Jewish Synagogue Due To Flooding Damage

HPM Digital Team

Posted on April 9, 2018 · The synagogue is being demolished after extensive flood damage from Hurricane Harvey

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News

As Lawsuits Over Texas Chemical Disaster Add Up, Advocates Blame Arkema And Rules Regulating It

Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune

Posted on March 30, 2018 · Two counties, dozens of first responders and hundreds of neighbors claim in court documents that the Arkema chemical manufacturing plans committed negligence. Environmental advocates say lax industry regulations exacerbated the disaster.

Tags Arkema chemical disaster houston lawsuit local

Hurricane Harvey

Justice Department Has Received More Than 1,800 Harvey Fraud Complaints

Florian Martin

Posted on November 16, 2017 · One fraud victim says it seems like the agencies tasked to provide disaster assistance are not communicating well about it

Tags disaster fema flood fraud harvey

News

White House To Seek $29B Disaster Aid Package

Associated Press

Posted on October 4, 2017 · Trump surveyed Hurricane damage in Puerto Rico on Tuesday. He praised his administration's response.

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News

Irma Forecast To Hit Florida Keys At Daybreak

Associated Press

Posted on September 9, 2017 · Irma threatens to push its way northward from one end of Florida to the other beginning Sunday morning.

Tags disaster Florida hurricane Irma weather

The Harris County Commissioners Court has approved the buyout of several Houston homes that flooded before Harvey.

Weather

FEMA: Don’t Give Up When Disaster Assistance Request Is Denied

Florian Martin

Posted on June 21, 2016 · Often, the reason for rejection is an easy fix.

Tags disaster federal aid fema scams Texas floods

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Weather

Red Cross Moving To Recovery Phase In Parts Of Greater Houston Impacted By Flooding

Florian Martin

Posted on June 6, 2016 · Emergency response is ongoing in Fort Bend and Brazoria counties.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2818: Pompeian Paradox

Richard H. Armstrong

Posted on August 15, 2023 · Episode: 2818 The Pompeian Paradox and Fiorelli’s Body Casts. Today, the Pompeian paradox.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2749: The Neanderthals

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How a haunting image from childhood inspired a novel challenging class status in India

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Posted on August 2, 2023 · Houston writer Saborna Roychowdhury discusses her novel, "Everything Here Belongs to You," which tells the story of a young girl sold into servitude in India.

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