Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Geographer's View of Houston Flooding

Buck Buchanan, CyFair Geography professor, shared some great insights with us regarding our CyFair area topology and population growth that helped set the stage for the recent floods that affected many of us. Buck showed us how he uses various tools, both online and downloadable (Google Earth Pro) as well as his research UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle, aka drone) to analyze events.

Below are the various links and articles Buck showed us in class.
1. Washington Post article on Houston flooding from August 2017.
2. Probulica article on Addicks and Barker reservoirs.
3. Tremblor. Activate Flood Hazard to see flooding at location of interest.
4. Google Earth Engine Timelapse. Enter location of interest.