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10/06/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

FEMA found to be 75 percent ineffective, according to new analysis

The 100-year flood plain maps created by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) carry a lot of weight. They are used by insurance companies to predict risk when setting policy terms and premiums, and federal and state officials use them to plan for floods. They must be reasonably accurate to be given such powerful votes […]

09/30/2017 / By JD Heyes

Woman dies of flesh-eating bacteria after wading through flood waters in storm-ravaged Houston

Earlier this month we reported that as flood waters receded in storm-ravaged Texas and Florida from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma respectively the risk of contracting tissue-eating bacteria was much higher. And while that story dealt primarily with brain-eating bacteria, the danger that other micro-sized flesh consumers could emerge was laid out. It now appears as […]

09/06/2017 / By Ethan Huff

Chelsea Clinton wants the same EPA that caused the Gold King Mine disaster to somehow clean up Houston

Clearly under the delusion that she’s somehow important simply because her parents are famous for their shady criminal behavior that continues to go unpunished, Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, had some negative things to say via Twitter recently about the Houston tragedy brought about by Hurricane Harvey. Reports indicate that […]

08/31/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Horrific health hazards lurking in Houston flood waters

The devastating flooding in the wake of Hurricane Harvey has been incredibly challenging for residents and emergency workers in Houston, and the situation could only get worse as the waters serve as a breeding ground for a host of dangerous organisms. Experts from the CDC are warning that people should treat all the flood water […]

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