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[permaculture] It is not if, but when Houston’s perfect storm will hit.

From: João Pedro Moreira Gonçalves <joaovox@gmail.com>
To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>, europeanpermaculturenetwork <europeanpermaculturenetwork@googlegroups.com>, Colectivo de Educação em Permacultura <edu-permacultura-pt@googlegroups.com>, transicao-portugal <transicao-portugal@googlegroups.com>
Subject: [permaculture] It is not if, but when Houston’s perfect storm will hit.
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2017 15:14:30 +0100

what about us, are we ready?

swale systems and dams are carefully planned for more frequent 100 year
rain/flood events?

https://projects.propublica.org/houston/

https://www.propublica.org/article/hell-and-high-water-texto

Houston is the fourth-largest city in the country. It’s home to the
nation’s largest refining and petrochemical complex, where billions of
gallons of oil and dangerous chemicals are stored. And it’s a sitting duck
for the next big hurricane. Why isn’t Texas ready?

by Neena Satija and Kiah Collier for The Texas Tribune, and Al Shaw and
Jeff Larson for ProPublica, March 3, 2016, 8:59 a.m.

[permaculture] It is not if, but when Houston’s perfect storm will hit., João Pedro Moreira Gonçalves, 08/26/2017