Houston's Susceptibility To Flooding
Sam Brody, a professor at Texas A&M at Galveston, talks with Ailsa Chang about how Houston area levees, reservoirs, dams and bayous have been holding up during the storm.
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Trump's Texas Visit Highlights Federal Response Effort
The president said he waited to visit until he could do so "without causing disruption." He sidestepped Houston and instead stopped in Corpus Christi, where Harvey made landfall, and then in Austin.
How Moldy Hay And Sick Cows Led To A Lifesaving Drug
The blood thinner warfarin, which prevents blood clots, owes its existence to some cows who got very sick after eating spoiled hay — and to a chemist who spent years trying to figure out why.
Fishermen Caught With 6,600 Sharks In Galápagos, Now Headed To Prison
The dead sharks, mostly endangered hammerheads, were part of a 300-ton haul of fish found on a Chinese boat off the Galápagos Islands. An Ecuadorean judge fined and jailed the crew up to four years.
Warren Buffett Backs Nuclear Fuel Bank In Kazakhstan
An unusual bank will open Tuesday in Kazakhstan. The deposits will be nuclear fuel, low-enriched uranium. The customers withdrawing low-enriched uranium will be nations which lack enrichment facilities. The idea is to convince such nations not to build their own. Warren Buffett is among the bank's founders.
Sea Shepherd Says This Year It Won't Send Ships To Disrupt Japanese Whalers
The U.S.-based environmental activist group says it will not send ships because Japan has improved technology to avoid the vessels and has toughened its anti-terrorism laws.
What Does It Take To See Gentrification Before It Happens?
The great hope of urban advocates is to democratize data, allowing residents to see more clearly how a neighborhood is changing — but knowledge of those changes may accelerate them, says Adam Frank.
Louisiana, Texas Prepare For More Rain From Tropical Storm Harvey
Texas and Louisiana are steeling for more rain from now tropical storm Harvey. Rising temperatures factored into the size and impact of the storm.
Hurricane Harvey's Size And Impact Points To Climate Change
Hurricane Harvey bears the marks of climate change. Warmer waters in the Gulf of Mexico and rising sea levels make rain heavy storms like Harvey more likely in the future.
How A Warmer Climate Helped Shape Harvey
Rising temperatures factored into making the storm a watery giant, but other factors helped turn it into a catastrophe.