Paul Bates is Professor of Hydrology at the University of Bristol and also a founding shareholder of Fathom. Jeremy Porter is Professor of Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences at CUNY and also the Chief Research Officer at the research and technology non-profit First Street Foundation.
Oliver Wing is a Research Fellow at the University of Bristol and also the Chief Research Officer of Fathom, a flood risk analytics firm.Ĭarolyn Kousky is the Executive Director of the Wharton Risk Center at the University of Pennsylvania. Professor of Hydrology, School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol Professor of Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences, City University of New York Zach Despart covers Harris County for the Chronicle.Executive Director, Wharton Risk Center, University of Pennsylvania With the approval of several additional projects by Commissioners Court on Tuesday, the flood control district has begun work on about 40 flood bond projects, or about 17 percent of the total. "It's a better product for the public," Zeve said. With better technology, the county now can do it in four.Įngineers will use LiDAR, a laser-based system used to measure land elevation, as well as Atlas 14, a tool developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to study hypothetical flood-producing rainfall events. Zeve noted that the last time Harris County mapped its floodplains, starting in 2001, the project took six years. Astros' first-round draft picks: 5 best, 5 worst in franchise history.Houston's DJ D Baby dies after falling from 13th floor balcony of downtown high-rise.‘Things are going to break’: Texas power plants are running nonstop.Texas Medical Association says hospitals are refusing to treat women with pregnancy complications.5 of our favorite Houston farmers markets to visit this summer.
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Texas' largest energy companies say they adjust some customers' thermostats due to grid conditions.The new maps will cover Harris County's 23 watersheds, including bayous, creeks, the San Jacinto River, Addicks and Barker reservoirs and Galveston Bay. Director of Operations Matt Zeve said engineers hope to complete the new maps, which will cover nearly 800 miles of waterways, by 2023. The county's flood control district hopes to hire contractors through the end of the year to begin work in January. In the year after Harvey, Houston and Harris County added new requirements for floodplain development. The re-drawn maps also will allow the county to more fairly enforce its new floodplain building codes. For years, he said government and private developers failed to keep track of where creeks and bayous drained, and where water flowed when waterways crested their banks. He said the redefined floodplains will be essential to planning future development and assessing flood risk in communities. "Flood Control knows that the projects are needed to prevent flooding." "The maps are really more important to the homeowners and business owners and insurance than they are to our projects," Emmett said.
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