Galveston's Seawall

Galveston's position, on an island in the gulf, makes it vulnerable to a hurricane storm surge, when the force of the storm pushes sea level abnormally higher. The city's seawall is different from New Orleans's levees, but a major storm surge could challenge the city's defenses.

SOURCE: Army Corps of Engineers, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, NOAA, U.S. Dept. of Energy | MAP BY GENE THORP AND MARY KATE CANNISTRA, GRAPHIC BY LAURA STANTON - The Washington Post

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This Story Texans Take Shelter, Feel First Effects of Ike Article \| HOUSTON, Sept. 12 -- Hurricane Ike, a massive storm almost the size of Texas, strengthened late Friday and churned toward that state's coast, forcing the shutdown of refineries and oil and gas rigs, and leaving millions of people in and around the nation's fourth-largest city hunkered down and... Hurricane Ike Continues On an Erratic Path On Galveston Island, Adrenalin Before the Storm Raw Video: Ike Begins to Hit Galveston Galveston's Seawall		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: Army Corps of Engineers, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, NOAA, U.S. Dept. of Energy \| MAP BY GENE THORP AND MARY KATE CANNISTRA, GRAPHIC BY LAURA STANTON - The Washington Post¬es=Galveston's position, on an island in the gulf, makes it vulnerable to a hurricane storm surge, when the force of the storm pushes sea level abnormally higher. The city's seawall is different from New Orleans's levees, but a major storm surge could challenge the city's defenses." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: Army Corps of Engineers, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, NOAA, U.S. Dept. of Energy \| MAP BY GENE THORP AND MARY KATE CANNISTRA, GRAPHIC BY LAURA STANTON - The Washington Post\'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic		More on washingtonpost.com • More Nation News » washingtonpost.com
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