Houston and the entire US economy face unprecedented dangers as the nation's largest refining and petrochemical complex is unprepared for the next hurricane to hit the region, according to an investigative multimedia project launched by ProPublica today. It points out the astonishing lack of urgency among leaders to prevent the disaster from happening.

In partnership with ProPublica, a team at USC Annenberg are using the latest VR technologies in an attempt to wake up people to a potential disaster that is heading their way.

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