A Texas coastal engineer says a simple home-buying decision saved his house from Hurricane Harvey — and could help other home-owners in flood zones

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In 2017, Hurricane Harvey ripped through Texas and Louisiana, causing significant flooding.

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Photos show what cave divers discovered when they swam inside an iceberg the size of Jamaica. Today, it's gone.

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A scuba diver swimming inside an ice cave
Paul Heinerth rises out of a cave inside a fragment of iceberg B15, which calved from Antarctica in the spring of 2000.

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Homeowners spent $600,000 on a Hail Mary to save their beachfront homes from flooding. The sand dune collapsed after 3 days, and saved the homes, but was it worth it?

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Salisbury Beach MA after March 10 storm
Salisbury Beach, MA sustained significant coastal erosion after a storm swelled tides to 13.5 feet on March 10, destroying a human-made dune funded by residents.

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Scientists want to build 62-mile-long curtains around the 'doomsday glacier' for a $50 billion Hail Mary to save it

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Thwaites Glacier
The Thwaites glacier is the widest on Earth, but it's losing massive amounts of ice each year.

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There's another missing submersible: A $3.6 million vessel mysteriously disappeared near Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier'

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A submersible floating next to ice in the Antarctic ocean
The Ran submersible navigates icy waters to explore huge glaciers.

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Antarctica has lost 8.3 trillion tons of ice since 1997, a new study found. That's enough to cover the contiguous US in 3 feet of water.

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A cliff face with melting ice in Antarctica.
Antarctica saw temperatures 39 degrees Celsius above average last year.

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