BRACE FOR THE STORM The Ike Dike will transform Galveston. See how in a fly-through tour. [View all]
I have been watching projections on Ian and saw that there were concerns that Ian could hit the Tampa Bay area with a large storm surge. This reminded me of Hurrican Ike in 2008. I remember Hurricane Ike very well. In 2008, Ike nearly went up the Houston ship channel and there were projections/forecasts that storm surge could have destroyed the Houston ship channel area and local refineries. I remember watching TV weather projections that the storm surge could travel up the ship channe and l could have reached the southern portion of Loop 610 near where the Astroworld complex was located.
The Ike Dike is a concept designed to stop this event. It appears that the Ike Dike may become a reality and the Houston Chronicle has a good article on what this project would look like
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About time, some say. The area is immensely vulnerable to storm surge from a hurricane, which could push a wave of water into homes on Galveston Island and up the Houston Ship Channel, dislodging chemical tanks and damaging refineries......
The Ike Dike is nearing the finish line in Congress after years of debate. President Joe Biden is expected to sign legislation approving a $31 billion coastal barrier project designed to protect the Houston region. The plan was drawn from an idea that a Texas A&M at Galveston professor developed after catastrophic Hurricane Ike hit in 2008.
About time, some say. The area is immensely vulnerable to storm surge from a hurricane, which could push a wave of water into homes on Galveston Island and up the Houston Ship Channel, dislodging chemical tanks and damaging refineries.
The Ike Dike has been in the planning stages for a long time and I hope that this plan is adopted
The Houston Chronicle article shows that the Ike Dike is a massive project. Such a project is what is needed to counter the effects of climate change and the massive storms that are now more common
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