Since its conception in 2008, advocates have called the "Ike Dike" project, with its giant gates and heightened dunes, the best rejoinder to the threat of extreme weather in Galveston. Critics of the ...

AUSTIN, Texas, September 12, 2008 (ENS) - Rushing across the Gulf of Mexico towards Galveston and Houston, Texas, Hurricane Ike is predicted to be a Category 3 hurricane before landfall at around 1 ...

GALVESTON, Texas — Lauri and Scott Mathias were preparing to break ground on their retirement home just blocks away from the beach when they heard the news: The government had proposed building a ...

Before the rains even arrived on Friday, September 12, many parts of the island were already underwater, and the Seawall and Stewart Beach were covered in rough water and flotsam. UPDATE September 13, ...

HOUSTON, TX, USA A monster-sized Hurricane Ike bore down on the Texas coast late Friday, threatening to rattle the sparkling skyscrapers of America's fourth-largest city, shut down the heart of the ...

On September 13th, 2008, Galveston Island was devastated by storm surge as a result of Hurricane Ike. A large majority of the families of Galveston Island lost their possessions, their clothing, and ...

HOUSTON - With the 2010 hurricane season days away, a new report warns that a major hurricane could cripple the Houston and Galveston area. The study issued Wednesday by the Rice University-based ...

GALVESTON, Texas — Efforts from the 2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade helped to bridge the gap among Army Aviation, the United States Army Corps of Engineers and other ...

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