Floods – In a Flash
Houston has over 6,000 miles of streets, and about half of those streets drain to underground pipes which carry rain water to local streams and bayous; in other areas, street drainage travels through...
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Recent statistics show that nine out of 10 natural disasters experienced worldwide are related to weather, climate, or water. Floods make up 37 percent of natural disasters worldwide and it is...
View ArticleFlorida Flooding
Did you know that from 1990 until 2003 the state of Florida suffered 2.5 billion dollars in losses as a result of flooding? Due to its low elevation, large coastal populations and frequency of storms,...
View ArticleFlorida – US Lightning Capital
Florida is the “lightning capital” of the United States, with more lightning strikes than any other state – on average, lighning results in more deaths in Florida than any other weather hazard!...
View ArticleHeat Alters Weather?
A study of lightning flashes in the Houston area between 1989 and 2000 found that lightning flash activity over the center of Houston was high compared to surrounding areas throughout the year, with...
View ArticleLightning Know-How (Florida)
Florida experienced an average of 1,507,277 cloud-to-ground lightning flashes per year between 1996 and 2005! Summer is peak lightning season and in 2007, 45 people were struck and killed by lightning...
View ArticleWhich is Which? Watches and Warnings
A tornado watch indicates tornadoes or severe weather are possible within a certain area, but may not be looming. A tornado warning means that a tornado has been spotted or that Doppler radar indicates...
View ArticleNail Down Your Trash
Plastic and metal trash in rivers and streams, which eventually lead to the Gulf, are far slower to decompose than other types of litter. In fact, a six-pack yoke could last over 400 years in salt...
View ArticleLocal Geography and Lightning
The northern Gulf Coast is second only to Florida in terms of regional lightning strike frequency. While large-scale atmospheric circulation patterns and the region’s proximity to the ocean are factors...
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