The long-envisioned Ike Dike project entails constructing a multifaceted coastal barrier system off the coast of Galveston that would help protect the Houston region and its petrochemical industry ...

For those of you who have lived in Louisville since 2008 you may remember a very memorable weather event that occurred exactly 17 years ago today. If you're thinking of Hurricane Ike, then you would ...

2008: Remnants of Hurricane Ike knock out power across the Miami Valley. Ike became the costliest natural disaster in Ohio history, totaling $1.25 billion in damage claims. Nine years ago today on ...

Texas officials continued the largest rescue operation in state history, taking thousands of people out of flood-ravaged towns. Video and photo reports from around the region that was hit by Hurricane ...

In the wake of Hurricane Ike’s destructive tear through Texas, relief groups continued to feed and shelter thousands of evacuees from Galveston, Houston, and other areas damaged by the storm. But many ...

AUSTIN, Texas - Considering the devastation levied by Hurricane Ike on Texas' coastal marshes and wetlands, waterfowl biologists are calling it "a wash" as long-term benefits should mediate some of ...

Bolivar Island faced major destruction from Hurricane Ike's storm surge in 2008 When a hurricane threatens the United States, a lot of attention is focused on the path and the wind speed. Storm surge ...

A major hurricane could shut down one of the country’s largest energy and petrochemical hubs. But a decadeslong effort to boost protection remains largely unfunded. HOUSTON — The Gulf Coast — and its ...

Last Friday was the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Ike. When it swept through Houston in 2008 — and was subsequently swept under the rug by national media thanks to a collapsing economy — it packed ...

Here is the outer edge of Hurricane Ike, as seen from the International Space Station. The hurricane hit Texas yesterday, and news stories are claiming a fairly low death toll compared to the ...

Just as resourceful folk make lemonade out of lemons, writers can spin stories out of natural disasters. Marking the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Ike's landfall, Houston playwright Fernando Dovalina ...

IN THE MARSH OF CAMERON PARISH, La. — Joe Johnson craned his neck from the airboat as it circled a patch of brown marsh grass. The runaway coffin was not where it was supposed to be. Johnson pulled up ...