Jamaica Beach, located on the west side of Galveston Island, is receiving 61,000 cubic yards of new sand to help protect the shoreline from erosion.
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More than $26 million in federal disaster recovery money – which was previously allocated but left unspent – is being newly awarded to a series of affordable housing developments in the Houston and Galveston areas.
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The Texas General Land Office is awarding more than $45 million in unused federal grant money for a total of 15 affordable housing developments in the south and southeast portions of the state. The funding being newly awarded to Galveston and Harris counties is tied to Hurricanes Dolly and Ike in 2008 or Hurricane Harvey in 2017.
The Texas House Committee on Natural Resources discussed a bill Wednesday that would create a Gulf Coast Protection Account to manage funds dedicated to the Coastal Texas Project, locally known as the “Ike Dike.”
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The long-envisioned Ike Dike project entails constructing a multifaceted coastal barrier system off the coast of Galveston that would help protect the Houston region and its petrochemical industry from the storm surge associated with a powerful hurricane. Congress authorized the initiative in 2022 but has yet to dedicate any significant funding for it.
Was just thinking about the shape of the east coast (the curved crest shapes) and hurricanes, and whaddyaknow, there seems to be a link! I'm sure it's not as simple as that, though, can anyone out there recommend further reading on the topic?
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September 3 2019 I have had a lot of questions and comments recently with Hurricane Dorian slowly heading towards the eastern US. There is a range from fear of another Isabel for The Chesapeake Bay to the expectation that most storms miss the Mid Atlantic. My purpose here is a quick look at tropical cyclone […]
Why did a Category 1 hurricane wreak so much havoc on a Houston region accustomed to weathering tropical storms? Location, location, location.
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Beryl's track over the region was "close to a worst-case scenario," according to Space City Weather editor Eric Berger, who called it one of the Houston area's most significant wind events in several decades along with Hurricane Alicia in 1983 and Hurricane Ike in 2008. A hurricane's most damaging winds are typically northeast of its eye.
One of the biggest and most recognizable buildings in Houston sustained damage due to Hurricane Beryl.
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The knock-on effects are far-reaching in time and space:
"UPC has not given a reason for pulling out of #Hawaii, but according to property #insurance legal blogs the company took a financial hit after #HurricaneIke hit #Texas and has struggled to bounce back."
That was in 2008.
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2023/07/28/major-insurance-carrier-announces-withdrawal-state-leaving-policy-holders-dust/
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