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After Harvey, many Texans will think differently about hurricane risks

  • Written by Wanyun Shao, Assistant Professor of Geography, Auburn University
imageInterstate 69 in Humble, Texas is covered by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. AP Photo/David J. Phillip

Hurricane Harvey was the most powerful hurricane to strike the U.S. mainland since Hurricane Wilma in 2005. It also was the strongest storm to hit Texas since 1961’s Hurricane Carla.

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