Why Does Houston Flood So Often and So Heavily?
https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/hurricane-harvey/why-does-houston-flood-so-often-so-heavily-n796446
Nationwide, repeat federal flood relief payouts averaged about
$3,000 per square mile. But in greater Houston, the payouts
were nearly a whopping $500,000 per square mile ... Paved land
generates five times more runoff, and those surfaces in Harris
County increased by more than 25 percent during that same
time, researchers have said. Houston is also the only major
U.S. city without zoning [!!! - Lauren], and critics say local
leaders have been pro-developer.
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