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Rice University launches new coalition, aims to help front-line communities across the Gulf Coast
It's no secret that southeast Texas can experience some pretty intense weather, putting residents and local industry at risk. Harris County is the most prone county to billion-dollar disasters in the entire country. It also has the fourth-most populous city in the country, which is a bustling center for oil and gas.Rice University is taking a closer look at how to prepare better front-line communities, those located near industrial areas, who have a daily risk of potentially life-changing impacts if a disaster were to occur. It's called the Center for Coastal Futures and Adaptive Resilience.Dominick Boyer and Jim Elliott are...
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