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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <div class="caption-full"><b>It could have been much worse</b><div><b><br></b><div>When Hurricane Ike made landfall, the resulting storm surge caused more than $30 billion in damage along the Texas coast. "Yet with all this destruction, the Galveston/Houston region is fortunate," detailed a <a href="http://sspeed.rice.edu/sspeed/downloads/SSPEED_Interim_Report_2010.pdf" target="_blank">2010 Rice University study</a>. "If Hurricane Ike had hit 30 to 50 miles down the coast, the devastation would have been remarkable; the cost could easily have exceeded $100 billion and hundreds might have died, as was the case with Katrina."</div></div><a class="more-caption"> less</a></div>
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <div class="caption-full"><b>People realized how vulnerable (and important) the Port of Houston is</b><div><b><br></b><div>Since Hurricane Ike, calls for an "Ike Dike" or coastal barrier system have been proposed. In a <a href="http://www.glo.texas.gov/the-glo/news/press-releases/2017/april/images/presidenttrumpcoastalletter.pdf" target="_blank">letter to President Donald Trump</a>, Texas General Land Office Commissioner George P. Bush said protecting the Houston/Galveston Bay Area — home to the No. 1 supplier of energy products to the U.S. military, more than a quarter of the nation's oil-refining capacity and half the country's jet fuel — was "crucial to national security."</div></div><a class="more-caption"> less</a></div>
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<div>In the wake of Hurricane Ike, roughly <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2008/0925/p25s10-ussc.html" target="_blank">75 percent</a> of Houston-area gas stations were unable to provide fuel. For those that could, long lines and spiking gas prices awaited</div>
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <div class="caption-full"><b>The coastal ecosystem suffered, too</b><div><b><br></b><div>A Federal Emergency Management Agency<a href="https://www.fema.gov/pdf/hazard/hurricane/2008/ike/impact_report.pdf" target="_blank"> report on Hurricane Ike</a> found that the upper Texas Gulf Coast was left in "ecological upheaval" due to the storm surge. "Ecosystems suffered serious effects that could have lasting impacts for decades, including the oyster beds and fishing grounds that have been covered by sediment from the retreating storm surge," detailed the report.</div></div><a class="more-caption"> less</a></div>
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<div>A Federal Emergency Management Agency <a href="https://www.fema.gov/pdf/hazard/hurricane/2008/ike/impact_report.pdf" target="_blank">report on Hurricane Ike</a> found that the upper Texas Gulf Coast was left in "ecological upheaval" due to the storm surge. "Ecosystems</div>
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <div class="caption-full"><b>Houstonians evacuate even if they don't need to</b><div><b><br></b><div>A 2009 <a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090313110752.htm" target="_blank">Rice University study</a> found that 21 percent of residents in non-evacuation zones evacuated. The report said that these "shadow evacuees" helped contribute to road congestion and gridlock, slowing things down for those in real danger. During Hurricane Rita, that number was 40 percent, showing vast improvement during Ike but not enough to avoid paralyzed roadways.</div></div><a class="more-caption"> less</a></div>
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <div class="caption-full"><b>Toxic spills are bound to happen with Houston hurricanes</b><div><b><br></b><div>Following Hurricane Ike, <a href="https://www.fema.gov/pdf/hazard/hurricane/2008/ike/impact_report.pdf" target="_blank">officials received</a> pollution reports from 180 separate sites in the Houston-Galveston area. The contaminants released from the hurricane included industrial chemicals, oil and diesel fuel. </div></div><a class="more-caption"> less</a></div>
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<div>Following Hurricane Ike, <a href="https://www.fema.gov/pdf/hazard/hurricane/2008/ike/impact_report.pdf" target="_blank">officials received</a> pollution reports from 180 separate sites in the Houston-Galveston area. The contaminants released from the</div>
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            <p>Speaking to Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday night, President Donald Trump pledged "all available resources from the federal government" to help Texas deal with Hurricane Harvey.</p>

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            <p><strong>ON STANDBY: <a href="/news/houston-weather/hurricanes/article/texas-national-guard-mobilized-hurricane-harvey-11956675.php" target="_blank">Abbott mobilizes 700 members of Texas National Guard ahead of Hurricane Harvey</a></strong></p>

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                                <p>Houston-area shoppers braved long lines as they prepare for Hurricane Harvey to make landfall in central Texas by late Friday. The last major hurricane to hit Texas was Ike in September 2008. (Aug. 24)</p>
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