But do cities need to think harder about how to withstand the next one? Facebook Twitter Pinterest Donald Trump visits with flood survivors of Hurricane Harvey in Houston. “Houston’s approach to similar to other cities in that it hasn’t looked into the future and taken the risks seriously. “Ideally we’d have a national plan to help guide cities toward some basic level of planning to address these risks,” McCormick said. “If we don’t see that leadership, cities will have to look to other cities to figure out where to go next.

Source: The Guardian September 08, 2017 09:00 UTC