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What Have We Learned in the Year Since Hurricane Harvey?

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One year after Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, researchers are just beginning to understand what went wrong.
There’s a massive storm coming to the Lone Star State. Is disaster relief prepared?
A catastrophe like Hurricane Harvey was long predicted for Houston. But to live next to a dam and never fathom a breach is not a uniquely Texan brand of magical thinking.
For months, Governor of Puerto Rico Ricardo Rosselló refused to admit his government might have undercounted—and this is not the only spurious claim made since the disaster.
Much of the blame for the poor response to the disaster fell on the Red Cross, but Houston-area officials are not exempt from responsibility.
Here are three policies that officials should adopt to help the sprawling city keep housing affordable after a terrible storm.
A growing body of research suggests that perceptions of climate change are influenced by experience with climate-related natural disasters.

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