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Tomorrow, September 10th, is the statistical peak of hurricane season. And the National Hurricane Center (NHC) is actively monitoring four areas in the Atlantic Basin. Currently, a 40% Chance of Tropical Cyclone Formation That orange area is currently where Ida and Mindy both formed in the last two weeks. In the last couple days, the […]
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Read MoreEstablished in 1994 and held annually on the fourth Saturday in September, National Public Lands Day is traditionally the nation’s largest single-day volunteer effort. It provides all lovers of the environment an opportunity to show appreciation for precious natural resources through volunteer opportunities. Join the Bayou Land Conservancy and REI in Conserving Public Land This […]
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Read MoreLast week, a story about ‘wind fingerprints’ in The Washington Post caught my eye. It purported to show the difference between Ida and Katrina. The story by Bonnie Berkowitz and Laris Karklis starts with this teaser: “Ida hit Louisiana with faster winds than Katrina, but a hurricane’s category number is just part of what makes […]
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Read MoreLast week, I posted about Texas Hurricane History, a study by David Roth of the National Weather Service. One of the more interesting stories in the study was about Indianola, a port on Matagorda Bay that once rivaled Galveston as a center of commerce on the Gulf coast. Back in the middle 1800s, people called […]
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Read MoreI came across a fascinating, though slightly dated study by David Roth of the National Weather Service called “Texas Hurricane History”. The 80-page document is filled with trivia that will let you astound friends and family. Texas Hurricane History From 1527 to 2008 It starts with a section on climatology, then has a list of […]
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Read MoreI came across a fascinating, though slightly dated study by David Roth of the National Weather Service called “Texas Hurricane History”. The 80-page document is filled with trivia that will let you astound friends and family. Texas Hurricane History From 1527 to 2008 It starts with a section on climatology, then has a list of […]
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Read MoreThis morning, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), notified me that they again cited the controversial Colony Ridge development in Liberty County for lack of pollution controls. In early June, TCEQ reprimanded Colony Ridge after eight separate investigations into its construction practices. Last October, TCEQ said Colony Ridge construction practices had a “reasonable likelihood […]
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Read MoreYesterday, my weird nephew Izzy informed me that he was applying for the job of Harris County Deputy County Administrator for Infrastructure and Resilience. Nothing I said could deter him. What the kid lacks in common sense, he makes up for with stupidity. Backup Plan for Deputy County Administrator Job But this morning, he called […]
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Read MoreMy weird nephew Izzy called me the other day. He was so excited, he could barely contain himself and probably didn’t. Thankfully, it wasn’t a video call. Our family knows Izzy as the guy who’s ten cents short of a dime. Izzy graduated from from college with the lowest possible grades you could get and […]
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Read MoreThe month after Woodridge Village flooded Elm Grove Village and North Kingwood Forest for the first time in May, 2019, the TCEQ investigated construction practices there. In the ensuing months, six investigations found 13 violations on the Woodridge site. More than two years later, the charges against Double Oak Construction will finally be heard by […]
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