In early July, Hurricane Beryl made landfall near Houston as a Category 1 storm. The city’s flooding infrastructure held up, but thousands were without power for over a week in the brutal summer heat.
On this episode of the Baker Briefing podcast, Jim Blackburn, a faculty scholar at the Baker Institute and co-director of Rice’s SSPEED Center, joined fellow Ed Emmett to discuss the impacts of Beryl. Tune in for their insights into the lessons learned and risks dodged.
Discussants
Jim Blackburn Baker Institute Rice Faculty Scholar and Professor in the Practice of Environmental Law, Rice University
Edward M. Emmett Fellow in Energy and Transportation Policy, Baker Institute