Up to 50 percent of the properties that were flooded in Harris County, Texas, during Hurricane Harvey might have escaped that fate in a world without climate change, scientists reported on Thursday. The new study also found that low-income Latino neighborhoods in the county, which is the largest in the […]
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Last month’s crippling winter storm and massive power blackouts killed more than 100 people in Texas, state health officials said Thursday. The revised death toll is almost double an initial count and could grow even more as information comes in, the Texas Department of State Health Services said. Most of […]
HOUSTON — In her kitchen, Juanita Hall routinely found opossums staring back at her from the cage trap she kept under the table. In one room, the flooring had simply washed away. The door to the back bedroom — her mother’s, and still filled with her possessions — stayed closed. […]
The Atlantic hurricane season officially begins on 1 June. But over the past six years, significant storms have been forming earlier than this. So does the hurricane season need to start earlier – and is climate change to blame? At a regional meeting of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) this […]
Playing fetch counts as arm day, right? Jennifer Aniston shared some adorable pictures of her dog Lord Chesterfield as the duo spent quality time together during a Tuesday, March 9, workout. “My workout buddy” the Friends alum, 52, captioned one Instagram Story photo, showcasing her pup lying sweetly across her […]
Terrence Veal spent the better part of last week without water. After the pipes in his Houston home froze during the winter storm, he and his family quickly ran out of bottled water. Then the pipes burst, collapsing the ceiling and flooding the living room of the apartment he shares […]
After weeks of speculation, it was the Cardinals who won the hotly contested race to sign Watt on a two-year deal reportedly worth $31 million, with Bidwell adding that personal touch to take the five-time Pro-Bowler to his new home in Scottsdale, Arizona. “I’m very excited. My wife and I […]
Three-time defensive player of the year JJ Watt has announced he is joining the Arizona Cardinals after leaving the Houston Texans. Watt shared a photo of himself on Twitter working out in a Cardinals shirt with the caption “Source: me”. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that Watt’s deal is for two […]