Springtime is severe weather in Texas, so it is not unusual to see thunderstorms, hail, and tornadoes this time of year. What has been unusual is the frequency and severity of the severe weather. A brief survey of the storm reports for Texas available at the National...
The story in southeast Texas, including the Houston metro area, has been flooding and wind. The first flood event happened in East Texas in the end of April, when some locations like Jasper County reported rain rates greater than six inches per hour leading to large...
A global sea surface temperature anomaly plot showing cooler than average sea surface temperatures in the eastern Equatorial Pacific, indicating the beginning of the cool phase of the ENSO climate oscillation, also called "La Niña". In the US we often hear the...
Severe thunderstorms slammed into Houston Thursday evening bringing winds upwards of hurricane force over a large section of densely populated Harris County. The storms knocked down trees and crumpled electrical utility towers, knocking out power for 40% of residents....
Texas Impact staff visited Washington DC this week to attend the national gathering of the Interfaith Power and Light network. Texas Impact is the Texas affiliate of Interfaith Power and Light, whose mission is to educate, inform, and empower people of faith on the...
