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 Edward M. Emmett to discuss the impacts of Beryl. Tune in for their insights into the lessons learned and risks dodged.
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This conversation was recorded on July 25, 2024. A transcript of this episode is available here. This text was AI-generated and has not been through editorial review.
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
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