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Barrier Methods
Galveston, Texas, expected to approve history-defying development plans |
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26 Jun 2007 |
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| Barrier Methods Galveston, Texas, expected to approve history-defying development plans The city of Galveston perches precariously on a Texas barrier island; some 8,000 people were killed there by a hurricane in 1900. But hindsight shmindsight! Officials are set to OK construction of over 1,000 acres of hotels and homes, the largest development in city history. Geologists hired to study the issue have s ... |
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| Topics: insanity, news, placemaking, severe weather, Texas (all these topics) |
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