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At first, it was just another thing to worry about. Hurricane Harvey was headed straight toward the heart of America’s petrochemical industry, where dozens...
AUDIO: Hurricane Harvey and the new normal.
09/01/2017
33:33 minutes
Photo by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/flickr/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
This segment is part of our special coverage of Hurricane Harvey. Learn how Harvey could...
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Is now the time to buy a dam for your house?
Texas paid $1.2 million for a portable version to protect a highway against Harvey. Now homeowners are lining up.
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A wet winter in 2017 pulled most of the West out of a long and serious drought. But one state was left behind: Montana.
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Tropical Storm Harvey causes disruptions, emissions, and explosions in Houston area.
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Flammable organic peroxides, stored at this flooded Arkema site in Crosby, Texas, exploded amid rising floodwaters.
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