HARVEY-RELATED ACTIVITIES
HARVEY-RELATED ACTIVITIES
HARVEY-RELATED ACTIVITIES
Hurricane Harvey made landfall on August 25, 2017 near Corpus Christi, Texas. Over the next five days the storm devastated the Texas coast, dropping over 36 inches of rain over 2500 sq mi area and causing unprecedented levels of damage. Harvey is likely the costliest storm in U.S. history, exceeding Hurricane Katrina. Life-threatening flooding in the City of Houston and surrounding areas caught the world’s attention.
Hurricane Harvey made landfall on August 25, 2017 near Corpus Christi, Texas. Over the next five days the storm devastated the Texas coast, dropping over 36 inches of rain over 2500 sq mi area and causing unprecedented levels of damage. Harvey is likely the costliest storm in U.S. history, exceeding Hurricane Katrina. Life-threatening flooding in the City of Houston and surrounding areas caught the world’s attention.
Hurricane Harvey made landfall on August 25, 2017 near Corpus Christi, Texas. Over the next five days the storm devastated the Texas coast, dropping over 36 inches of rain over 2500 sq mi area and causing unprecedented levels of damage. Harvey is likely the costliest storm in U.S. history, exceeding Hurricane Katrina. Life-threatening flooding in the City of Houston and surrounding areas caught the world’s attention.
Severe Storm Prediction, Education, & Evacuation from Disasters Center
EVENTS
The SSPEED Center hosts conferences, workshops and notable meetings to present our research and connect with our key stakeholders and the general public. If you are interested in our events, presentations, book releases or other engagements, subscribe to our email list.
Please join us this November for SSPEED's 12th conference, where over thirty top academic, consulting and governmental experts will present on a wide variety of topics. This two-day event will be located at the Anderson-Clarke Center (Glasscock School of Continuing Studies) at Rice University.
The SSPEED Center hosted a two-day workshop, March 3-4th, “Nature-based Solutions for a Resilient Gulf Coast” with more than 70 attendees at the Rice University's O’Connor Building. The workshop brought together national-level experts from a number of disciplines. The Workshop addressed the technical knowledge gaps related to implementing nature-based solutions (NbS) for urban flood resilience in the Houston-Galveston region. The two-day event, included keynote addresses, panel discussions and breakout sessions. A final report will be issued based on the Workshop’s collaborative findings.
