The Homeowner's Handbook:
To Prepare for Coastal Natural Hazards
Whether you’re retrofitting an existing home or repairing or rebuilding a home that was damaged by Hurricane Harvey, The Homeowner's Handbook available from the Texas Sea Grant College Program at Texas A&M University can provide some helpful information.
The handbook includes general information about hurricanes and tropical storms, including preparation and evacuation, but it also describes ways to build or retrofit a home to make it more resistant to wind and rain. The handbook includes sections on roof stability, keeping water out and power issues, as well as a section on wind and flood insurance.
Our Approach
Texas Sea Grant
Texas Sea Grant is part of NOAA's National Sea Grant College Program, a network of 33 university-based programs in coastal and Great Lakes states, Puerto Rico and Guam. Texas Sea Grant is headquartered at Texas A&M University in College Station and also has staff members located at Texas A&M University at Galveston and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, and in several other communities along the coast.
Our Story
Mission
The Texas Gulf Coast is rich in natural resources crucial to the prosperity and security of the state and nation. It provides food and fuel to sustain a rapidly growing population and is also home to a unique way of life. Balancing these economic, environmental and cultural elements is the challenge that Texas Sea Grant is helping to meet with its research, education and outreach programs and partnerships.
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