Hurricane Harvey flooding (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin, Texas Advanced Computing Center

Hurricane Harvey flooding

Caption

In 2017, Hurricane Harvey drove flooding of inland and coastal areas in and around Houston, Texas, as seen here. Extreme precipitation and a moderate, but long-lasting, storm surge produced a compound flood that inundated large sections of the city.

Credit

NOAA Remote Sensing Division

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