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2. 2021 Texas power crisis - Wikipedia

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   In February 2021, the state of Texas suffered a major power crisis, which came about during three severe winter storms sweeping across the United States on February 10–11, [ 6 ] 13–17, [ 7 ] and 15–20. The storms triggered the worst energy infrastructure failure in Texas state history, leading to shortages of water, food, and heat. [ 8 ]

3. Houston area residents struggle without power and water as ...

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   A man loads a case of water into a car at a water and food distribution center in Houston on Thursday. - Mark Felix/AFP/Getty Images CenterPoint crews repair power lines on Thursday in Houston.

4. Houston distributes water as more than 300,000 remain ... - AOL

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   More than 350,000 customers in Harris County, where Houston is located, were without power as of 3:30 a.m. local time Saturday, according to tracking website poweroutage.us. At its peak, nearly ...

5. Houston lifts water warning, schools remain shut for second day

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   Houston lifted a boil-water notice for residents Tuesday after finding no danger in the wake of a weekend power outage that shut a treatment plant serving the fourth largest U.S. city. Houston ...

6. Effects of Hurricane Harvey in Texas - Wikipedia

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   Over four days, Harvey dropped large amounts of rainfall, peaking at 60.58 inches (1,539 mm) in Nederland, Texas, making it the wettest tropical cyclone on record in the United States. [ 1 ] The highest gust from Harvey was recorded at 140 mph (230 km/h) in Rockport, Texas, where every single building was damaged by the storm.

7. Climate of Houston - Wikipedia

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   Ground-level ozone, or smog, is Houston's predominant air pollution problem. In 2011, Houston was ranked as the 17th most polluted city in the US, according to the American Lung Association. [51] A 2007 assessment found the following twelve air pollutants to be definite risks to health in Houston: [52] ozone - respiratory and cardiovascular effects

8. Houston Lifts Boil-Water Order Affecting More Than 2 Million

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   Houston officials lifted an order Tuesday that had called for more than 2 million people in the nation's fourth-largest city to boil their tap water before drinking or using it. The boil order had ...

9. Geography of Houston - Wikipedia

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   Astronaut photograph of Houston at night. Houston, the most populous city in the Southern United States, is located along the upper Texas Gulf Coast, approximately 50 miles (80 km) northwest of the Gulf of Mexico at Galveston. The city, which is the ninth-largest in the United States by area, covers 601.7 square miles (1,558 km 2), of which 579 ...