'Tis the Season to Be Watchful

'Tis the season to be watchful

THE PATIO – I am tying down my chairs, tables and spittoons and so should you because it’s hurricane season. I can tell because FEMA has tossed out the first life preserver. Yes, it’s that time of the year when…

Hurricane season is here — and Trump change has left low-income areas in danger

By Ivis García, Texas A&M University and Shannon Van Zandt, Texas A&M University When powerful storms hit your city, which neighborhoods are most likely to flood? In many cities, they’re typically low-income areas. They may have poor drainage, or they lack protections such as seawalls. New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward, where hundreds of people died when Hurricane Katrina broke a levee in 2005, and Houston’s Kashmere Gardens, flooded by Hurric…

Hurricane season is here, but FEMA’s policy change could leave low-income areas less protected

Hurricane Harvey inundated the Cottage Grove neighborhood of Houston in 2018. Scott Olson/Getty ImagesWhen powerful storms hit your city, which neighborhoods are most likely to flood? In many cities, they’re typically low-income areas. They may have poor drainage, or they lack protections such as seawalls. New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward, where hundreds of people died when Hurricane Katrina broke a levee in 2005, and Houston’s Kashmere Gardens, fl…

Hurricane season 2025: Government changes to NOAA/NWS impact weather forecasting

The reduction in funding has sparked a debate about the potential consequences for public safety, particularly concerning severe weather events and hurricanes.

Hurricane Season Is Here, But FEMA’s Policy Change Could Leave Low-Income Areas Less Protected

When powerful storms hit your city, which neighborhoods are most likely to flood? As hurricane season approaches, this concern becomes top of mind. In many cities, they’re typically low-income areas. They may have poor drainage, or they lack protections such as seawalls. New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward, where hundreds of people died when Hurricane Katrina broke a levee in 2005, and Houston’s Kashmere Gardens, flooded by Hurricane Harvey in 2017, a…