Ike Dike 101: What It Is and Why Houston Really, Really Needs It

With hurricane season just over a month away - a season forecast to be 130% more active than last year - the debate resumes over the "Ike Dike," a barrier along Galveston Bay to minimize death and destruction in the event of a 100 year storm. Evan Mintz, City Cast politics and policy contributor, believes that the Ike Dike should be the #1 concern for every Texas politician. A severe impact in the Houston ship channel could create an economic crisis for the entire country, and could devastate Houston, causing Chernobyl-like death and destruction.

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