Texas Plans a Texas-Sized Response to Rising Seas

Climate Resilience, Coastal Vulnerability & Adaptation

In coastal Texas and many other places, walled cities are making a comeback. It’s quite a turnabout, as the efficacy of defensive walls had declined precipitously since the age of the long bow. Barbarians still menace, of course. But the rekindled enthusiasm for defensive walls is a response to a different kind of threat.

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Texas Tribune: “Ike Dike” coastal barrier project could cost $57 billion with inflation, Army Corps says

September 29, 2023

Inflation could push the cost of Texas’ coastal barrier project — already expected to be the largest civil engineering project in U.S. history — to $57 billion, the U.S. Army

As Record Heat and Drought Gripped Texas This Summer, Our Water Systems Struggle

September 29, 2023

It’s official: This year, Texas experienced its second hottest summer on record. Between June and August, the average temperature in the state hovered around 85 degrees. In 2011, the hottest

Texas Observer: Lessons for the future of Texas water from the Medina and San Antonio rivers

August 15, 2023

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