Firm predicts Harvey will be more expensive than Katrina and Sandy combined
by Shannon Najmabadi, The Texas Tribune Aug. 31, 2017 A week after Hurricane Harvey rammed into the Texas coast – bringing with it a deluge…
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2 explosions hit Arkema chemical plant near Houston
Two explosions have rocked the Arkema chemical plant in the community of Crosby just northeast of Houston, officials say. Local residents had been evacuated after…
Top UN Official Says Trump May be Inciting Violence Against News
The highest-ranking U.N. human rights official is warning U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated criticisms of the news media could incite violence against journalists. Trump has…
N.Korea promises more missile tests
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un has called for more missile launches into the Pacific flouting international fury. The rogue nation’s official news agency said…
What made the rain in Hurricane Harvey so extreme?
By Russ Schumacher, Associate Professor of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University. The rainfall from Harvey has now exceeded the amount from the previous record-bearer, Tropical…
FBI says lack of public interest in Hillary Clinton emails justifies withholding documents
Hillary Clinton’s case isn’t interesting enough to the public to justify releasing the FBI’s files on her, the bureau said this week in rejecting an…
Trump will deliver a promise of help to a coastal Texas city battered by Harvey
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — President Donald Trump plans to tour Texas’ emergency operations center and get briefed on the state’s worsening flooding crisis Tuesday, visiting…
North Korea fires missile towards northeast Japan
North Korea fires missile towards northeast Japan UPDATE: Missile fired by North Korea appears to have passed over Japan towards the Pacific Ocean – NHK….
Americans who live far from coasts should also be worried about flooding
Two people walk down a flooded section of Interstate 610 in Houston in floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. AP Photo/David…
Trump Rescinded Obama’s Flood Risk Rules Before Harvey
Donald Trump signed away Obama-era flood standards just weeks before Hurricane Harvey hit Texas in a bid to get infrastructure projects approved more quickly. The…