#hurricaneike — Public Fediverse posts

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.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/galveston/2025/06/11/523737/jamaica-beach-in-galveston-to-receive-over-5m-in-additional-sand-regrading/

#EnergyEnvironment #Galveston #Hurricane #Local #News #Fema #GalvestonIsland #HurricaneIke #JamaicaBeach #TexasGeneralLandOffice #TexasLandCommissionerDawnBuckingham

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.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2025/05/19/521748/houston-galveston-areas-getting-26-million-in-reallocated-disaster-recovery-funds-for-affordable-housing/

#Galveston #HarrisCounty #Houston #Hurricane #HurricaneHarvey #Local #News #Politics #Texas #FederalDisasterRecoveryMoney #HurricaneHarveyRecovery #HurricaneIke #HurricaneIkeRecovery #TexasGeneralLandOffice

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.”

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/galveston/2025/03/20/516492/house-committee-discusses-bill-to-create-gulf-funding-account-for-ike-dike-other-projects/

#Galveston #Houston #Infrastructure #Local #News #Texas #CoastalTexasProject #GovGregAbbott #HurricaneIke #IkeDike #RepDennisPaul #TexasHouse

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?

https://justinweather.com/2019/09/03/how-hurricanes-interact-with-land-and-helped-shape-the-us-east-coast/

#Hurricanes #weather #WeatherTootin #topography #wind #Bathymetry #wilmington #Virginia #capecod #galvestonbay #usgs #hurricaneike

Why did a Category 1 hurricane wreak so much havoc on a Houston region accustomed to weathering tropical storms? Location, location, location.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/hurricane/2024/07/12/493415/hurricane-beryls-path-over-west-side-of-houston-area-made-it-a-particularly-damaging-category-1-hurricane/

#Galveston #HarrisCounty #Houston #Hurricane #Local #News #Weather #Beryl #HurricaneAlicia #HurricaneBeryl #HurricaneBerylAftermath #HurricaneIke #SpaceCityWeather

One of the biggest and most recognizable buildings in Houston sustained damage due to Hurricane Beryl.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/hurricane/2024/07/09/493024/nrg-stadium-roof-damage-hurricane-beryl/

#HarrisCounty #Houston #Hurricane #Local #News #Sports #Beryl #HurricaneBeryl #HurricaneIke #NRGPark #NrgStadium #StormDamage

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/