Harvey Is What Climate Change Looks Like  —  In all of U.S. history, there's never been a storm like Hurricane Harvey.  That fact is increasingly clear, even though the rains are still falling and the water levels in Houston are still rising.  —  But there's an uncomfortable point that …

Joel Osteen church denies reports it closed its doors to flood victims  —  (CNN)Pastor Joel Osteen's Houston megachurch says it's opening its doors Tuesday to residents displaced by flooding.  —  Lakewood Church, which was founded by Osteen's father in the 1950s, posted on social media Monday …

Harvey, the Storm That Humans Helped Cause  —  Even before the devastation from Harvey, southeastern Texas was enduring a year unlike any before.  —  The daily surface temperature of the Gulf of Mexico last winter never dropped below 73 degrees.  You can probably guess how many previous times that had happened: Zero.

Harvey Gives Trump a Chance to Reclaim Power to Unify  —  Hurricane Harvey was the rarest of disasters to strike during the Trump presidency — a maelstrom not of Mr. Trump's making, and one that offers him an opportunity to recapture some of the unifying power of his office he has squandered in recent weeks.

Houston struggles to determine extent of Harvey flooding impact as Trump visits Texas to survey devastation … HOUSTON — The remnants of deadly Hurricane Harvey menaced Texas and Louisiana alike on Tuesday, while a reservoir west of downtown Houston spilled over for the first time in its history due to record-shattering rainfall.

Hurricane Harvey Greatly Complicates The Government Shutdown Calculation  —  Congress and the president almost certainly will agree to substantial additional federal funds for aid to the areas ravaged by Hurricane Harvey.  That's as certain as anything can be in Washington these days.