Category Archives: Houston Flooding

What Are The Odds of “Houston, We’ve Got a Problem”?

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Dennis SILVERMAN

What Are The Odds of “Houston, We’ve Got a Problem”? It is very important to those concerned that we get the odds right on what occurred in the superstorms of the last three years in Houston. Are they an indication … Continue reading →

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Senseless Rebuilding is Totally Political

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Senseless Rebuilding is Totally Political There is the old phrase “Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me”. Every time there is a severe storm or flood, we are reminded that our flood insurance or government … Continue reading →

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Could More Have Been Done to Prepare for Houston Floods? Probably.

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Could More Have Been Done to Prepare for Houston Floods? Probably. In April of 2016 at the last big Houston Flood, I wrote a blog post on how three Houston flood adaptation studies had been unfunded. It also shows how … Continue reading →

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