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Jim Blackburn, a lawyer and professor in the practice of environmental engineering at Rice University, wrote in his paper, ""HurricaneTropical Storm Harvey: Policy Perspectives,"" that denying fundamental truths and moving forward with business as usual ""will be the economic death knell for the Houston region,"" adding ""how we respond to this horrible reality will determine the economic future of our region.""
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He noted the report is not about the technical aspects of Harvey as a devastating hurricane. A major, forthcoming report from SSPEED will offer an initial comprehensive assessment of facts and figures about Harvey, he said.
Meanwhile, Blackburn said it is doubtful that any city in the United States or the world could have ""handled"" 40 inches (about 1 meter) of rain in 3.5 days or even 16 inches (about 41 cm) in 24 hours. ""This is a huge amount of water to handle,"" he wrote, adding ""however, the extent of the damages and misery can be substantially reduced the next time we have a similar 'weird weather' event that now seems the norm.""
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Fengxiang Qiao, professor of Texas Southern University and expert in urban transportation, agreed with the views proposed by Blackburn.
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Harvey blew ashore on Aug. 25 as the most powerful hurricane to hit Texas in more than 50 years, displacing more than 1 million and damaged some 200,000 homes in a path of destruction that stretches for more than 300 miles. The Houston area has been devastated by severe flooding, after receiving about 1.4 meters of rain.
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