CAPSTONE TEAM 2020/2021
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Incidents & Risks in Texas

​Recent Environmental Hazard Incidents in Texas

  • Air quality was impacted as a result of explosions and a fire at a Port Neches chemical manufacturing plant
    • Potentially carcinogenic chemicals released into air
  • Poor water quality following Hurricane Harvey
    • Increase in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) linked to autoimmune diseases and diseases of the skin and liver
    • Boil water notices
  • October 2019 tornado outbreak in and around Dallas caused $2 billion in damages
    • Costliest tornado outbreak in state history

​Risk Factors for Natural Hazards in Texas

The potential for extremely costly or damaging hazards and disasters in Texas is exacerbated by: 
  • Poor drainage systems
  • Fracking
  • State’s geological makeup
  • State’s geography
  • Increased urbanization, particularly in coastal areas
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