HARVEY-RELATED ACTIVITIES
HARVEY-RELATED ACTIVITIES
HARVEY-RELATED ACTIVITIES
Hurricane Harvey made landfall on August 25, 2017 near Corpus Christi, Texas. Over the next five days the storm devastated the Texas coast, dropping over 36 inches of rain over 2500 sq mi area and causing unprecedented levels of damage. Harvey is likely the costliest storm in U.S. history, exceeding Hurricane Katrina. Life-threatening flooding in the City of Houston and surrounding areas caught the world’s attention.
Hurricane Harvey made landfall on August 25, 2017 near Corpus Christi, Texas. Over the next five days the storm devastated the Texas coast, dropping over 36 inches of rain over 2500 sq mi area and causing unprecedented levels of damage. Harvey is likely the costliest storm in U.S. history, exceeding Hurricane Katrina. Life-threatening flooding in the City of Houston and surrounding areas caught the world’s attention.
Hurricane Harvey made landfall on August 25, 2017 near Corpus Christi, Texas. Over the next five days the storm devastated the Texas coast, dropping over 36 inches of rain over 2500 sq mi area and causing unprecedented levels of damage. Harvey is likely the costliest storm in U.S. history, exceeding Hurricane Katrina. Life-threatening flooding in the City of Houston and surrounding areas caught the world’s attention.
Severe Storm Prediction, Education, & Evacuation from Disasters Center
LSCNRA | Lone Star Coastal National Recreation Area (Jim Blackburn)
The proposed Lone Star Coastal National Recreation Area (LSCNRA) was conceived at the SSPEED Center in 2010 as a non-structural flood damage reduction strategy. This proposal has been carried forward since 2011 by a coalition of stakeholders – including individuals, non-governmental organizations and local, state and federal agencies - led by Houston businessman John Nau and former Secretary of State James Baker. The goal of the proposed LSCNRA is to leverage existing conserved coastal lands toward a robust nature-based tourism and recreation sector. Such a sector, requiring no to minimal additional infrastructure, compatible with periodic surge flooding and recovering quickly following storms, is compatible with structural approaches to surge mitigation and would enhance coastal resilience.