In 2017, as Hurricane Harvey came barreling toward Texas, Patrick Rios, the mayor of a coastal community called Rockport, had a morbid message for residents who might consider ignoring an evacuation order.

Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/07/titan-sub-search-and-rescue-government-costs/674584/?utm_source=feed

"It brought time back to the memories when I lost everything with Hurricane Harvey," she said.

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When Hurricane Harvey struck Houston in 2017, it was the city’s third 500-year flood in three years.

Source: https://slate.com/business/2023/01/100-year-floods-california-rain-climate-change-infrastructure.html?via=rss