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KATY, Texas — A Katy woman is asking for donations of materials to help animals affected by the Australian wildfires. Amy Casto is a mother of two and is creating ‘Joey Pouches,’ which are like swaddling blankets for animals orphaned or displaced by the wildfires. “Someone shared a post about about American rescue crafters group on Facebook helping with the Australia catastrophe and I felt an urge to participate in the cause,” Casto told KHOU…

More than a billion animals killed, scientists estimate By Danny Hermosillo, Chron.com / Houston Chronicle Published 11:37 am CST, Wednesday, January 8, 2020 The Houston Zoo is coming to the aid of animals Down Under, donating $5,000 to help people and wildlife injured or left homeless by wildfires in Australia. The Houston Zoo is coming to the aid of animals Down Under, donating $5,000 to help people and wildlife injured or left homeless by wildfires in…

Houston and several surrounding communities have an “enhanced” chance of severe weather Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. Houston and several surrounding communities have an “enhanced” chance of severe weather Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. Photo: National Weather Service Photo: National Weather Service Image 1 of / 18 Caption Close Image 1 of 18 Houston and several surrounding communities have an “enhanced” chance of severe weather Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. Houston and several surrounding communities have an “enhanced”…

HOUSTON — Severe weather is possible across Southeast Texas into Louisiana as we get into Friday evening of this week. Currently the Houston area is in the “enhanced risk” zone, 3 out of 5, according to the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center. (Range is 1/least likely to 5/most likely). It’s still too soon to say which parts of town will get the worst of the storms, if any, but if you have plans for…

HOUSTON — *EDITOR’S NOTE: The above video is from Nov. 26 when a little girl wrote a letter to Santa asking for him to repair her Harvey-damaged home. A Tomball business that helped rescue hundreds during Hurricane Harvey will be featured in a documentary that is set to debut on Thursday. “100 Boats: A Hurricane Harvey Documentary,” will be shown at Landmark River Oaks Theater. According to the website, “100 Boats” tells the remarkable story…

HOUSTON — *EDITOR’S NOTE: The above video is from Nov. 26 when a little girl wrote a letter to Santa asking for him to repair her Harvey-damaged home. A Tomball business that helped rescue hundreds during Hurricane Harvey will be featured in a documentary that is set to debut on Thursday. “100 Boats: A Hurricane Harvey Documentary,” will be shown at Landmark River Oaks Theater. According to the website, “100 Boats” tells the remarkable story…

TRISTAN LAVALETTE, Associated Press Updated 9:40 am CST, Thursday, January 2, 2020 TOPSHOT – This picture taken on December 31, 2019 shows a firefighter hosing down trees and flying embers in an effort to secure nearby houses from bushfires near the town of Nowra in the Australian state of New South Wales. – Fire-ravaged Australia has launched a major operation to reach thousands of people stranded in seaside towns after deadly bushfires ripped through popular tourist…

HOUSTON — A federal court has ruled that homeowners and business owners who have property upstream of the Addicks and Barker dams in Houston should be compensated by the federal government for the flooding that happened during Hurricane Harvey. The U.S. Court of Federal Claims found that the Army Corps of Engineers built, maintained and operated the Addicks and Barker dams to store excess stormwater on private property. But over several decades, thousands of homes…

This aerial photo shows businesses and neighborhoods near Addicks Reservoir that flooded during Hurricane Harvey. A federal judge has ruled the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is liable for homes flooded inside the Addicks and Barker reservoirs during Hurricane Harvey. Judge Charles F. Lettow’s ruling asserts the government effectively took homeowners’ property by allowing the reservoirs to fill up with water and denies the government’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit. “The government’s suggestion that this…

HOUSTON — *KHOU Editor’s Note: The above video was originally published March 5, 2019* As Hurricane Harvey churned toward Texas in August 2017, oil refineries and other facilities on the state’s heavily industrialized upper Gulf Coast shut down, initiating the release of what companies, government regulators and environmental groups estimated to be millions of pounds of hazardous air pollution. They spewed out even more when they restarted. But the exact extent and human impact of…

When Hurricane Harvey made landfall in August 2017, floodwaters marooned Christine Lopez at her cousin’s house for six days. The scene when she returned to her ranch-style home in Friendswood was devastating; at least 5 feet of water had ruined her family’s car, furniture, photos and documents and much of the house itself. More than two years later, Lopez and her husband and 13-year-old son are still living in an RV while they make repairs…

HOUSTON, Texas — The indoor swimming pool is the only water Humble ISD wants to see inside Kingwood High School. Believe it or not, fish ended up in the pool during Hurricane Harvey when water swamped the entire campus. “There was five feet of water in here,” said Humble ISD Superintendent Elizabeth Fagen. “I’m a little more than that, so, it would’ve been almost over my head.” The school re-opened after a $70 million renovation….

[embedded content] The Houston Center For Contemporary Craft is currently featuring a series of intricate sculptures inspired by the data gathered from extreme weather events, including Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. The installations are rich with colorful textures and were created using a variety of materials by Boston-based artist Nathalie Miebach.  The pieces incorporate everything from barometric pressure readings to actual tweets by Houstonians who were experiencing Harvey in real-time. Curator Kathryn Hall believes “The…

The next cold front is forecast to move through the Houston area late this afternoon. While we were monitoring the possibility of strong storms earlier this week, it appears as though that threat is minimal now at best.  KHOU The Storm Prediction Center has all but removed Houston from the threat of severe weather for Saturday and has shifted that ‘slight risk’ area further to the north and east.  They did leave a ‘marginal’ risk…