How to Track the Ongoing Fallout From Harvey
An annotated list of trusted sources on the hurricane and its aftermath
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Richard Carson / Reuters Houston's Flood Is a Design Problem
It’s not because the water comes in. It’s because it is forced to leave again.
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Erich Schlegel / Getty Why Ordinary Citizens Are Acting as First Responders in Houston
It’s not necessarily a sign that government has failed—in a disaster as large as Harvey, authorities turn to volunteers like the Cajun Navy by design.
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Reuters How Much Does Houston Spend on Flood Control?
In the coming century, the burgeoning metropolis is going to have to make huge investments to ensure its future.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters NASA's New Space Telescope Is in Harvey's Path
Here’s how they’re protecting the $8.6 billion project.
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Rick Wilking / Reuters Using Twitter to Save a Newborn From a Flood
Search and rescue is evolving fast in the social-media age.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters What Makes a Storm Deadly?
How Harvey compares to Katrina, in terms of lethality
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NASA Did Climate Change Intensify Hurricane Harvey?
“The human contribution can be up to 30 percent or so of the total rainfall coming out of the storm.”
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Nick Oxford / Reuters A Catastrophe for Houston's Most Vulnerable People
Within cities, poor communities of color often live in segregated neighborhoods with higher flood risks. This is especially true in Houston.
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Nick Oxford / Reuters Houston Battles to Rescue Residents From Rising Floodwaters
Local authorities are urging residents to seek shelter on their roofs, if necessary.
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Adrees Latif / Reuters ‘The Rainfall Threat Is Only Beginning’
Harvey has weakened after making landfall in Texas, but its biggest danger comes from torrential rain and flooding.
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Adrees Latif / Reuters How Hurricane Harvey Could Cause Long-Term Devastation
The record floods predicted as the storm stalls on the Texas coast might wreck the federal flood-insurance program, and cause financial ruin for insured and uninsured homeowners alike.
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Eric Gay / AP What 35 Inches of Rain Dredges Up
Hurricane Harvey’s unusual path could hit Houston with rain and storm surges at the same time—surfacing gators, snakes, sewage, and coffins.
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Petrofac / Reuters When a Hurricane Hits an Offshore Oil Platform
Harvey could seriously damage oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Reuters Is Texas Ready for Hurricane Harvey?
Experts have long worried that a powerful storm striking the Gulf Coast could be a costly and deadly environmental disaster.
