Hurricane Resilience Research Institute

Latest News

Announcing the 2025 Resilience Series

The theme of the 2025 Resilience Series is: Water, the Driving Force of all Nature.

A New Model to Evaluate Impact of Extreme Events and Natural Hazards

HuRRI director, Hanadi Rifai, has created a sophisticated computer model that tracks how water moves in estuaries — which is critical for evaluating climate variability and sea level fluctuation impacts for coastal communities.

University of Houston

Upcoming Events

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September

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The Texas Water Challenge

Our September event explores how Texas is investing today to meet its water challenges of tomorrow.

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October

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Houston: A City Living with Water

How Houston is shaping a future where it can thrive with its water.

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November

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Water Conservation and Reclamation

The role of water reclamation in Texas’ water strategy.

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January

Noon

Water, Industry and Energy

Event details announced in the Spring.

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February

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Water and Food

Event details announced in the Spring.

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March

Noon

Water and Health

Event details announced in the Spring.

VISION
To be a national center of excellence in resilience advancing our nation’s ability to mitigate, assess, predict, protect, educate and recover from hurricanes and severe storms for the purpose of creating and sustaining resilient communities.