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Port Arthur Faces Harvey Flooding Disaster: ‘Our Whole City Is Underwater’

Thu, 2017-08-31 09:05 — Maeryn Obley

Video: Homes and shelters were flooded and the largest oil refinery in the U.S. was shut down after heavy rains flooded Port Arthur, east of Houston, overnight Tuesday. By MALACHY BROWNE, BARBARA MARCOLINI and CHRIS CIRILLO on Publish Date August 30, 2017. Photo by Beulah Johnson, via Associated Press. 

12newsnow.com - August 31st 2017

nytimes.com - Jonah Engel Bromwich - August 30th 2017

Even as the sun began to show in Houston on Wednesday, signaling a small measure of hope after days of devastating rainfall from Tropical Storm Harvey, a region east of the city faced disaster anew after it was pummeled by rain overnight.

Residents of cities in Jefferson County, Tex., about 100 miles east of Houston, were desperate for help Wednesday morning after rain there caused floodwaters to rise precipitously and lightning made things particularly difficult for those responding to the storm.

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Beaumont water system knocked out by rising floodwaters

Thu, 2017-08-31 08:49 — Maeryn Obley

Keith Delahoussaye puts single bottles of water into a box after grabbing them from the cooler at a Beaumont convenience store early Thursday morning. Photo/Scott Eslinger-KBMT

Image: Keith Delahoussaye puts single bottles of water into a box after grabbing them from the cooler at a Beaumont convenience store early Thursday morning.    Photo/Scott Eslinger-KBMT

12newsnow.com - August 31st 2017

The City of Beaumont has lost it's water supply after rising waters due to Tropical Storm Harvey knocked out the systems main input pump.

The city of Beaumont is anticipated to lose water pressure in the system in the next three to four hours according to a release from the City of Beaumont.

As news of the water system spread people began buying up water wherever they could find it.

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USGS Releases New JavaScript Library for Plotting Water Data for the Nation

Sun, 2017-02-12 20:31 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Carrie La Jeunesse

           

In this example, time-series data for the USGS station at Jacobs Well near Wimberley, Texas (https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?site_no=08170990) is shown from January 9 through 29, 2017. The GWIS plot shows both streamflow and specific conductance in the graph. Double y-axes are used showing how specific conductance changes as streamflow increases.

usgs.gov - February 8, 2017

A new JavaScript library, called GWIS (Graphing Water Information System), can create time-series plots of information measured at U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic data collection sites across the United States.

Developed by the USGS Texas Water Science Center, the user-friendly interface integrates the open-source dygraphs JavaScript charting library with hydrologic data provided by USGS water services.

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Corpus Christi, Texas, Tells Residents Not To Use Tap Water

Thu, 2016-12-15 11:46 — Maeryn Obley

npr.org - December 15th 2016 - Camila Domonoske

City officials in Corpus Christi, Texas, are warning residents not to use their tap water — at all — after possible contamination by an unknown chemical.

A press release from the city points to "a recent back-flow incident in the industrial district," and instructs residents to use just bottled water all food preparation, drinking, washing and bathing needs until further notice.

"DO NOT TRY TO TREAT THE WATER YOURSELF," the city says. 

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Congress Approves $1.1 Billion To Fight Zika

Thu, 2016-09-29 10:27 — Kathy Gilbeaux

After nearly seven months of bickering and finger-pointing, Congress on Wednesday agreed to allocate $1.1 billion to help fight the spread and effects of the Zika virus.

The deal is part of a broader agreement to continue to fund the government after the fiscal year ends on Friday and the current budget expires.

It brings to an end a partisan fight that has had the unusual effect of delaying funding to deal with what all sides agree is a public health emergency.

Congress Stops Bickering And Approves $1.1 Billion To Fight Zika
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/09/28/495806979/congress-ends-spat-over-zika-funding-approves-1-1-billion?utm_term=nprnews

Congress passes funding bill averting government shutdown
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-idUSKCN11Y1MJ

Congress clears stopgap spending bill, $1.1B to fight Zika
http://unb.com.bd/article/congress-clears-stopgap-spending-bill-dollar11b-to-fight-zika

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Scientists: Lake Tahoe warming faster than ever

Sat, 2016-08-06 23:04 — Maeryn Obley

Lake Tahoe is warming faster than ever thanks in large part to human-caused climate change. (Photo: CelsoDiniz, Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Image: Lake Tahoe is warming faster than ever thanks in large part to human-caused climate change.   (Photo: CelsoDiniz, Getty Images/iStockphoto)

khou.com - July 30th 2016 - Benjamin Spillman

The biggest alpine lake in North America is warming faster than ever thanks in large part to a changing global climate.

That’s according to scientists who study Lake Tahoe to produce reports on everything from water temperature to clarity to invasive species.

The latest data in the State of the Lake report shows average water temperature in the lake increased nearly half a degree in one year.

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Bridge City Residents Informed of Contaminated Water

Mon, 2016-08-01 08:47 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

Bridge City residents informed of contaminated water

kfdm.com - by Ashley Devriend - July 31, 2016

BRIDGE CITY — Joe Brody is one of the thousands of Bridge City residents receiving this letter over the weekend from the city.

It notifies him the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality notified the city drinking water exceeded maximum contaminant levels for a group of volatile organic compounds. . . .

. . . The letter states some who drink water with excess levels of the compound over many years may experience problems with their liver, kidney, or central nervous systems and may have an increased risk of getting cancer.

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Clean Water Crisis Threatens US

Sat, 2016-06-11 18:07 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

Aerial view overlooking landscaping on April 4, 2015 in San Diego, California.  Photo: Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images

by Sarah Ferris and Peter Sullivan - April 25, 2016

The United States is on the verge of a national crisis that could mean the end of clean, cheap water.

Hundreds of cities and towns are at risk of sudden and severe shortages, either because available water is not safe to drink or because there simply isn’t enough of it.

The situation has grown so dire the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence now ranks water scarcity as a major threat to national security alongside terrorism.

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Transparency an Issue in Texas Flooding Consequences

Mon, 2016-06-06 17:26 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

Photo: El Paso Times - (CLICK HERE to view additional photos)

texashillcountry.com - by Spring Sault - May 30, 2016

The existence of a number of aerial photos showing flood-related oil spills on a state-run website was revealed in an El Paso Times story by Marty Schladen last month, followed shortly by state officials ordering the photos removed from the website operated by the University of Texas at Austin.

Until the Times’ story was published, the photos weren’t common knowledge to the public and identified possible environmental damage caused by flooding in oil drilling areas, including fracking sites. . . .

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