Report analyzes new option for hurricane protection
Tuesday, September 1, 2015 - 08:10
in Mathematics & Economics
Past discussions of hurricane-protection options for the Houston-Galveston region have focused on constructing a floodgate at the mouth of either Galveston Bay or the Houston Ship Channel. In its latest analysis of options that federal, state and local officials might consider, Rice University experts offer a third alternative: a mid-bay gate halfway between the previously discussed sites.