Tag: resilience
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Storm Flooding Catastrophes: Assessing A Region’s Response Capability
Two weeks ago, a storm flood surged through the Hill Country of central Texas, inflicting more than one hundred fatalities. Last year, Hurricane Helene caused a similar level of damage in North Carolina and other southeastern U.S. communities. Neither of these events, though, matched the destructive power of Hurricane Katrina in 2005; striking New Orleans…