He wags a judgmental finger over Texas not having built a huge retaining wall at the ocean's edge?

Wow.

Brilliant analysis. 

Hello? Houston has problems because the clouds, up above, in the sky, have dumped almost five feet of rain water over the course of about a day. Repeat, that is fresh water falling from the sky, not rising saltwater tides creeping up from Galveston.

So, um, the purpose of that coveted big wall by the ocean's edge, that would be what, to ensure Houston remains a swimming pool as long as possible, a nice big swimming pool wall to its southeast keeping the water back in the city?

From the US news: "...it was never the water from the ocean that Houston had to fear, but the water from the sky..."

Hey, how would Toronto, Calgary, Ottawa  do with FIVE FEET of rain?

"TORRENTIAL downpours, thunderstorms and hail. Ottawa has soaked up 125.8 mm of rain over the last four weeks, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada."

OOH! OOH! FIVE INCHES in a MONTH!