As hurricane season starts here are a list of things to know about the $34B Galveston...
nicknamed “Ike Dike” because of its potential to protect against storms like Hurricane Ike, which caused 74 deaths
in Harris and Galveston counties in 2008. A dike is a giant wall that prevents flooding by holding back water. This project is a coastal barrier developed by a professor at Texas A&M to protect the Houston-Galveston region, including Galveston Bay, from hurricanes and storms. , the Ike Dike is expected to protect the over 5 million people who live in the region, but also ports, businesses, infrastructure and critical national resources.Although it could take decades for the Ike Dike to be built, the project wasWith the long planning and construction phase,
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