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Rice, Texas A&M engineers simulate restoration strategies for reinforced concrete columns.

A government policy that removes homeowners from flood-prone areas disproportionately disrupts the lives of residents from less white and affluent neighborhoods.

Research finds climate change will intensify winds that steer hurricanes north over Texas in the final 25 years of this century, increasing odds for fast-moving storms.

Rice University's self-learning “capsule neural network” uses an analog method of weather forecasting that computers made obsolete in the 1950s.

A new study provides a quantitative model of low-viscosity lava break-up that could lead to predict the morphology of an eruptions and the associated dangers.

The Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters (SSPEED) Center is taking a collaborative and multi-university approach to studying and helping solve the Houston-Galveston region's severe storm issues. Their goal is to understand storm surges better, evaluate risks and develop solutions.

High-performance computing (HPC) has the potential to improve Houston's flood resilience. Ongoing hydrology research is analysing a small Houston watershed, but with HPC the flood alert system could be scaled up to a city or county level, potentially providing critical flood alerts for millions of people.

For some, buyouts are a lifeline, but for low-income minority communities, buyouts can be especially promising — and difficult to execute. Housing advocates say that an equitable buyout plan involves more than a pre-storm value offer. They want to see financial incentives, an increase in affordable housing and cultural sensitivity.