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In August 2005, Houston became a shelter to more than 150,000 people from New Orleans, who evacuated from [[Hurricane Katrina]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Katrina's Human Legacy |work=Houston Chronicle |date=August 27, 2006 |url=http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2006_4178618 |accessdate=August 29, 2007 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6AhO0QhNF?url=http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2006_4178618 |archive-date=September 15, 2012}}</ref> One month later, about 2.5&nbsp;million Houston-area residents evacuated when [[Hurricane Rita]] approached the [[Gulf Coast of the United States|Gulf Coast]], leaving little damage to the Houston area. This was the largest urban evacuation in the history of the United States.<ref>{{cite news |last=Flakus |first=Greg |title=Recovery Beginning in Areas Affected by Hurricane Rita |work=Voice of America News |date=September 25, 2005 |url=http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2005-09/2005-09-25-voa33.cfm |accessdate=January 10, 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070110220637/http://voanews.com/english/archive/2005-09/2005-09-25-voa33.cfm |archivedate=January 10, 2007}}</ref><ref>[http://www.house.gov/brady/2007_appropriations.shtml 8th Congressional District of Texas 2007 Appropriations Project Requests] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070107112644/http://www.house.gov/brady/2007_appropriations.shtml |date=January 7, 2007 }}. Congressman Kevin Brady, 8th District of Texas. Retrieved on January 10, 2007.</ref> In September 2008, Houston was hit by [[Effects of Hurricane Ike in Texas#Houston|Hurricane Ike]]. As many as 40% of residents refused to leave [[Galveston Island]] because they feared the type of traffic problems that had happened after Hurricane Rita.
During its recent history, Houston has flooded several times from heavy rainfall, which has been becoming increasingly common.<ref>{{cite web |first1=Aaron |last1=Davis |first2=Jack |last2=Gillum |first3=Andrew |last3=Tran |title=How Houston's 'Wild West' growth may have contributed to devastating flooding |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/investigations/harvey-urban-planning/ |website=Washington Post |accessdate=September 10, 2018 |language=en |quote=At the same time, severe storms are becoming more frequent, experts said. The city's building laws are designed to guard against what was once considered a worst-case scenario — a 100-year storm, or one that planners projected would have only a 1 percent chance of happening in any given year. Those storms have become quite common, however. Harvey, which dumped up to 50 inches of rain in some places as of Tuesday afternoon, is the third such storm to hit Houston in the past three years. In May 2015, seven people died after 12 inches of rain fell in 10 hours during what is known as the Memorial Day Flood. Eight people died in April 2016 during a storm that dropped 17 inches of rain. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327084606/https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/investigations/harvey-urban-planning/ |archive-date=March 27, 2018}}</ref> This has been exacerbated by a lack of zoning laws, which allowed unregulated building of residential homes and other structures in flood-prone areas.<ref>{{cite web |first1=Aaron |last1=Davis |first2=Jack |last2=Gillum |first3=Andrew |last3=Tran |title=How Houston's 'Wild West' growth may have contributed to devastating flooding |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/investigations/harvey-urban-planning/ |website=Washington Post |accessdate=September 10, 2018 |language=en |quote=Growth that is virtually unchecked, including in flood-prone areas, has diminished the land's already-limited natural ability to absorb water, according to environmentalists and experts in land use and natural disasters. ... Since 2010, at least 7,000 residential buildings have been constructed in Harris County on properties that sit mostly on land the federal government has designated as a 100-year flood plain, according to a Washington Post review of areas at the greatest risk of flooding. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327084606/https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/investigations/harvey-urban-planning/ |archive-date=March 27, 2018}}</ref> During the floods in [[2015 Texas–Oklahoma floods|2015]] and [[2016 Houston floods|2016]], each of which dropped at least a foot of rain,<ref>{{cite web |first1=Aaron |last1=Davis |first2=Jack |last2=Gillum |first3=Andrew |last3=Tran |title=How Houston's 'Wild West' growth may have contributed to devastating flooding |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/investigations/harvey-urban-planning/ |website=Washington Post |accessdate=September 10, 2018 |language=en |quote=In May 2015, seven people died after 12 inches of rain fell in 10 hours during what is known as the Memorial Day Flood. Eight people died in April 2016 during a storm that dropped 17 inches of rain. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327084606/https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/investigations/harvey-urban-planning/ |archive-date=March 27, 2018}}</ref> parts of the city were covered in several inches of water.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://abcnews.go.com/US/houston-mayor-urges-residents-stay-home-severe-flooding/story?id=38481817 |title=Nearly 900 Rescued in Houston in Deadly Flooding |first= |last= |date=April 19, 2016 |website=ABC News |access-date=April 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419034939/http://abcnews.go.com/US/houston-mayor-urges-residents-stay-home-severe-flooding/story?id=38481817 |archive-date=April 19, 2016}}</ref> Even worse flooding happened in late August 2017, when [[Hurricane Harvey]] stalled over southeastern Texas, much like Tropical Storm Allison did sixteen years earlier, causing severe flooding in the Houston area, with some areas receiving over {{convert|50|in|mm}} of rain.<ref name="gallons">{{cite news |title=Texas flood disaster: Harvey has unloaded 9 trillion gallons of water |date=August 27, 2017 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/08/27/texas-flood-disaster-harvey-has-unloaded-9-trillion-tons-of-water/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=August 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827190700/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/08/27/texas-flood-disaster-harvey-has-unloaded-9-trillion-tons-of-water/ |archive-date=August 27, 2017}}</ref> The rainfall exceeded 50 inches in several areas locally, breaking the national record for rainfall. The damage for the Houston area is estimated at up to $125 billion [[U.S. dollars]],<ref>{{cite news |work=Texas Tribune |title=Hurricane Harvey was year's costliest U.S. disaster at $125 billion in damages |author=Mooney, Chris |date=January 8, 2018 |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2018/01/08/hurricane-harvey-was-years-costliest-us-disaster-125-billion-damages/ |access-date=January 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180109213821/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/01/08/hurricane-harvey-was-years-costliest-us-disaster-125-billion-damages/ |archive-date=January 9, 2018}}</ref> and it is considered to be one of the worst [[List of natural disasters in the United States|natural disasters in the history of the United States]],<ref name="Hurricane Harvey">"{{cite web |url=http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/30/news/economy/harvey-cost-most-expensive-disasters/index.html |title=Harvey certain to be one of the most expensive natural disasters ever |df=mdy-all |date=August 30, 2017 |access-date=August 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830184752/http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/30/news/economy/harvey-cost-most-expensive-disasters/index.html |archive-date=August 30, 2017}}&nbsp;{{small|(31.8&nbsp;KB)}}", ''CNN News''. Retrieved on August 25, 2017.</ref> with the death toll exceeding 70 people. On January 31, 2018, the [[Houston City Council]] agreed to forgive large water bills thousands of households faced in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, as Houston Public Works found 6,362 homeowners' water utility bills had at least doubled.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chron.com/news/politics/houston/article/Houston-City-Council-agrees-to-cut-water-bills-12539822.php |title=Houston City Council agrees to cut water bills bloated by Harvey |website=Chron.com |access-date=February 3, 2018 |date=January 31, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202190742/https://www.chron.com/news/politics/houston/article/Houston-City-Council-agrees-to-cut-water-bills-12539822.php |archive-date=February 2, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/houston/article/Houston-City-Council-may-cut-Harvey-spiked-water-12538087.php |title=Houston City Council may cut Harvey-spiked water bills |website=HoustonChronicle.com |access-date=February 3, 2018 |date=January 31, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204000942/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/houston/article/Houston-City-Council-may-cut-Harvey-spiked-water-12538087.php |archive-date=February 4, 2018}}</ref>
[[Vaizdas:Hurricane Harvey (36561871944).jpg|alt=|kairėje|miniatiūra|[[Uraganas Harvis]], [[2017]] m.]]
 
[[2005]] m. rugpjūčio mėn. Hiustonas tapo prieglauda daugiau nei 150 tūkst. žmonių iš [[Naujasis Orleanas|Naujojo Orleano]], kurie evakavosi nuo [[Uraganas Katrina|uragano „Katrina“]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Katrina's Human Legacy |work=Houston Chronicle |date=August 27, 2006 |url=http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2006_4178618 |accessdate=August 29, 2007 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6AhO0QhNF?url=http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2006_4178618 |archive-date=September 15, 2012}}</ref> Po mėnesio apie 2,5 milijono Hiustono rajono gyventojų evakavosi, kai [[Uraganas Rita|uraganas „Rita“]] priartėjo prie [[Meksikos įlanka|Meksikos įlankos]] krantų, vis dėl to teritorija aplink Hiustoną daug žalos nepatyrė. Ši evakuacija buvo masiškiausia JAV istorijoje.<ref>{{cite news|last=Flakus|first=Greg|title=Recovery Beginning in Areas Affected by Hurricane Rita|work=Voice of America News|date=September 25, 2005|url=http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2005-09/2005-09-25-voa33.cfm|accessdate=January 10, 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070110220637/http://voanews.com/english/archive/2005-09/2005-09-25-voa33.cfm|archivedate=January 10, 2007}}</ref><ref>[http://www.house.gov/brady/2007_appropriations.shtml 8th Congressional District of Texas 2007 Appropriations Project Requests] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070107112644/http://www.house.gov/brady/2007_appropriations.shtml|date=January 7, 2007}}. Congressman Kevin Brady, 8th District of Texas. Retrieved on January 10, 2007.</ref> 2008 m. rugsėjį prie Hiustono priartėjo [[Uraganas Ike|uraganas „Ike“]]. 40% Galvestono salos gyventojų atsisakė palikti namus, kadangi bijojo eismo problemų, kilusių 2005 m. po uragano „Ritos“ evakuacijos. Hiustonas buvo kelis kartus užtvindytas lietaus sukeltų potvynių<ref>{{cite web|first1=Aaron|last1=Davis|first2=Jack|last2=Gillum|first3=Andrew|last3=Tran|title=How Houston's 'Wild West' growth may have contributed to devastating flooding|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/investigations/harvey-urban-planning/|website=Washington Post|accessdate=September 10, 2018|language=en|quote=At the same time, severe storms are becoming more frequent, experts said. The city's building laws are designed to guard against what was once considered a worst-case scenario — a 100-year storm, or one that planners projected would have only a 1 percent chance of happening in any given year. Those storms have become quite common, however. Harvey, which dumped up to 50 inches of rain in some places as of Tuesday afternoon, is the third such storm to hit Houston in the past three years. In May 2015, seven people died after 12 inches of rain fell in 10 hours during what is known as the Memorial Day Flood. Eight people died in April 2016 during a storm that dropped 17 inches of rain.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327084606/https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/investigations/harvey-urban-planning/|archive-date=March 27, 2018}}</ref>, per 2015 ir 2016 m. potvynius miestas buvo apsemtas apie 30 cm vandens.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Aaron|last1=Davis|first2=Jack|last2=Gillum|first3=Andrew|last3=Tran|title=How Houston's 'Wild West' growth may have contributed to devastating flooding|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/investigations/harvey-urban-planning/|website=Washington Post|accessdate=September 10, 2018|language=en|quote=In May 2015, seven people died after 12 inches of rain fell in 10 hours during what is known as the Memorial Day Flood. Eight people died in April 2016 during a storm that dropped 17 inches of rain.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327084606/https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/investigations/harvey-urban-planning/|archive-date=March 27, 2018}}</ref> Dar vienas potvynis įvyko 2017 m. rugpjūtį, kai [[Uraganas Harvis|uraganas „Harvis“]] praūžė virš Teksaso pietryčių. Tai sukėlė smarkius potvynius Hiustono apylinkėse – kai kuriose vietose miestas buvo apsemtas 1 300 mm vandens.<ref name="gallons">{{cite news|title=Texas flood disaster: Harvey has unloaded 9 trillion gallons of water|date=August 27, 2017|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/08/27/texas-flood-disaster-harvey-has-unloaded-9-trillion-tons-of-water/|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=August 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827190700/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/08/27/texas-flood-disaster-harvey-has-unloaded-9-trillion-tons-of-water/|archive-date=August 27, 2017}}</ref> Apskaičiuota, kad Hiustono apylinkėms padaryta žala siekia 125 milijardus JAV dolerių<ref>{{cite news |work=Texas Tribune |title=Hurricane Harvey was year's costliest U.S. disaster at $125 billion in damages |author=Mooney, Chris |date=January 8, 2018 |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2018/01/08/hurricane-harvey-was-years-costliest-us-disaster-125-billion-damages/ |access-date=January 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180109213821/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/01/08/hurricane-harvey-was-years-costliest-us-disaster-125-billion-damages/ |archive-date=January 9, 2018}}</ref>, todėl uraganas „Harvis“ yra laikomas viena baisiausių stichinių nelaimių per visą JAV istoriją<ref name="Hurricane Harvey">"{{cite web|url=http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/30/news/economy/harvey-cost-most-expensive-disasters/index.html|title=Harvey certain to be one of the most expensive natural disasters ever|df=mdy-all|date=August 30, 2017|access-date=August 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830184752/http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/30/news/economy/harvey-cost-most-expensive-disasters/index.html|archive-date=August 30, 2017}}&nbsp;{{small|(31.8&nbsp;KB)}}", ''CNN News''. Retrieved on August 25, 2017.</ref>, jo metu žuvo daugiau nei 70 žmonių.
 
Houston has also been the site of numerous industrial disasters and construction accidents. In 2019, OSHA found that Texas was the leading state in the nation for crane accidents.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2019/05/07/texas-leads-nation-deadly-crane-accidents-osha/ |title=Texas Leads Nation In Deadly Crane Accidents, Target Of OSHA Safety Enforcement |date=May 7, 2019 |language=en-US |access-date=July 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723180203/https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2019/05/07/texas-leads-nation-deadly-crane-accidents-osha/ |archive-date=July 23, 2019}}</ref> In Houston, a 2008 crane collapse at a refinery killed 4 people and injured 6. The crane that collapsed was one of the largest cranes in the nation, possessing a 400-foot boom that can lift more than a million pounds.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/19/us/19crane.html |title=4 Killed as Huge Crane Topples at a Houston Refinery |last=Jr |first=James C. McKinley |date=July 19, 2008 |work=The New York Times |access-date=July 23, 2019 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723180207/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/19/us/19crane.html |archive-date=July 23, 2019}}</ref>