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The Houston floods
Urban sprawl and poor land-use management were partly to blame for the severity of the flooding in Houston in August 2017. Adhering to floodplain zoning in the development of Houston could have helped to prevent flooding. Simple strategies such as those shown in Figure 2 can protect homes and businesses from flooding
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