Texas storm mitigation News

Texas Gulf Coast Testing Seaweed As Ally to Fight Storm Surge

Galveston beach-goers have long tiptoed around massive piles of seaweed, often using their children’s plastic beach toys and a few well-chosen expletives to rake away the stinky, dark muck that arrives daily like an unrequested gift from the Sargassum Sea. …

Texas ‘Hurricane Domes’ Do Double Duty as Storm Shelters

Most of the time, the windowless building with the dome-shaped roof will be a typical high school gymnasium filled with cheering fans watching basketball and volleyball games. But come hurricane season, the structure that resembles a miniature version of the …