Cause And Effects Of Hurricane Harvey

On August 26th, 2017, Hurricane Harvey crashed into Texas and devastated Houston and the surrounding area. Harvey battered cities along the Gulf of Mexico, hitting primarily low income communities, and leaving 52 inches of rainfall, destroying about 22,000 homes, and displacing thousands in its wake. The image discussed in this essay depicts a Red Cross relief center in Houston providing shelter for residents unable to evacuate. The aforementioned image is of a domestic event, but the people, objects, and context demonstrate the complex social processes of globalization. Details in this image of Hurricane Harvey illustrate the harmful effect of the globalizing market in leading developed nations to be more focused on short term economic gain rather than long term environmental protection.

In the couple days after Hurricane Katrina, many people were left to think whether help was on the way due to the uninhabitable conditions. The ill-timed response lead to a lot of government officials being removed from their positions for their failure to perform at an exceedingly high level with regards to the issuance of natural disaster assistance. Even though there were a lot of improprieties were committed, there were a lot of federal entities that provided a great amount of aid directly after the storm. For instance, the National Guard was commended highly for their participation in the recovery efforts during and after Hurricane Katrina in all areas that were affected, especially New Orleans.

On August 25, 2017 around 11 P.M., businesses, houses, cars and trees were swallowed by flood waters. Debris started building up and copious amounts of water started to over flow the drainages causing dams, levees and bayous to exceed anything beyond their conceptual holdings. Areas that have never come close to flooding found themselves suddenly become "lakefront properties." The storm churned out water, lightning, and wind and went back over the gulf to start the cycle again. The destruction that Hurricane Harvey caused to my beautiful hometown Houston, Texas including a large portion of south Texas, wester Louisiana and other parts of the country has been extremely surreal. Watching the destruction of this beautiful city that I love dearly,

When Hurricane Harvey struck in Texas, millions of people lost their homes and over 39 people were killed. In Houston, many churches, temples, and mosques opened their doors wide to let in the many survivors in need of help, providing bedding, food, supplies, clothing, and much more to anyone who came to them. They are also working to rebuild the homes of strangers.

Hurricane Harvey was a very hard and difficult time for a lot of families in Texas. Over a million houses were damaged and about 82 million people died. And 13 million people were affected. Hurricane Harvey was a category 4 hurricane. It would be 180 billion dollar fix to help rebuild the houses that were destroyed. Hurricane harvey landed three separate times in texas, mississippi, and tennessee. Over 203,000 homes were damaged in the hurricane and 12,700 homes were destroyed .Many people and families did not want to leave their homes because they knew they would have nowhere else to go. Also a lot of families lost their pets and animals will have to start over with new lives. Most of the families are still trying to move on and start over

Hurricane Katrina was a failure of government at every level. The scale of Hurricane Katrina overwhelmed the national, state, and local government. The Federal Emergency Management Agency “FEMA” weren't prepare of a crisis of that size, and that location of many people. Typically, the emergency response in the United States is driven by the state and local government at first, with a federal aid coming behind that, and there are multiple level of breakdown in the state of Louisiana as well as the city of New Orleans. As a result of things that went out of control, FEMA which represent the federal government, became part of the situation as well. So the instructions would be given from Washington in coordinating with state and local officials

As of September 5, 2017, Hurricane Harvey damaged 203,000 homes, of which 12,700 were destroyed. There were 738,000 people who registered for assistance with the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The agency has paid $378 million to them. Immediately after the storm, it delivered 80 tractor-trailer loads of emergency supplies. These included cots, blankets and meals. (Source: "Texas Officials: Hurricane Harvey Death Toll at 82," The Washington Post, September 14, 2017.)

This event was a major catastrophe mostly due to its destructive economic damage on the Gulf Coast that exceeded even Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The death toll of approximately 82 people attributable to Harvey is a very small portion compared to Katrina’s, but the cost in damages is unrivaled. Current estimates for Harvey are at $180 billion compared to Katrina’s $108 billion (Amadeo, 2017). This makes Harvey the costliest natural event to ever hit the United States and justifies it as more than just a disaster or a hazard.

This disaster changed the country because it damaged 203,000 houses, but only 12,700 were destroyed. The FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) has paid a total of 378 million dollars to the 738,000 people who have requested financial help. When the storm was

Hurricane Harvey left many people in despair. Houston is flooded and people have to stay on roofs and in boots. The mayor told the residents of Houston not to leave, which is wrong because lots of them could have died. The Federal emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is a group that helps these natural causes. Donald Trump tweeted about going to Texas and visiting but he’s not doing anything about it. Hurricane Harvey has been the fiercest Hurricane after Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Harvey hit Texas on Friday night and it kept raining all weekend. On Saturday Hurricane Harvey weakened and the hurricane became a tropical storm.

On August 17, 2017, a tropical storm/hurricane cyclone swept through southeast Houston, TX and southwest Louisiana destroying everything in its path.This category 4 large swirling storm known as Hurricane Harvey, is the costliest tropical storm on record in approximately 2 billion dollars of damage. It lasted until September 2, 2017, and showered 60 inches of rain, destroying and damaging 150,000 structures, and killing 82 people. With wind. upward of 130 miles per hours, some 30,000 people were left homeless to find shelter, food, and clothing. People's lives in an instant changed, schools were closed down, people were left with no work because businesses had closed or were destroyed. Some people were looting businesses and stealing from evacuated

Natural disasters have costed the government a massive amount in the past years. Hurricanes such as Katrina left people in Florida, Haiti, Louisiana and other parts of the gulf feeling helpless. Katrina ravaged states along the coast of the gulf making it the most expensive damage from a natural disaster, 108 billion dollars. However, in 2017, the disasters required over three hundred and ten billion dollars for repairs (Bowden, 2017). How will this be paid for? Will the government have to cut budgets from other programs? Over five natural disasters have struck the United States and surrounding countries this year. These disasters consisted of hurricanes, mudslides, wildfires, flooding, and earthquakes. Hurricane Harvey hit approximately “number” major cities in

My parents have quite the history of not getting along financially. After their divorce in 2005, it was almost impossible to come to an agreement on who would pay for necessities. It took a vast amount of time before a stalemate was reached between the two. After settling into a new home, things finally began to cool down, and arrangements were made to alleviate monetary stress. More recently, my step-father has unfortunately lost his job due to the effects of Hurricane Harvey, making it only more challenging to get through financially. Paying for college with the tight funds that my parents have will make my trip to College Station difficult, but indubitably

Houston has major flooding because of Hurricane Harvey. Harvey was a major hurricane that lasted about a week (August 25 - September 2). Experts aren’t exactly sure how long it will take for Houston to be unflooded, perhaps weeks. Since a lot of Houston's surface is airtight the water is having a hard time escaping. According to Richard Luthy, “There is no rapid drainage system.” The two reservoirs that Houston have are at full capacity. The reservoirs are supposed to hold the water from extreme storms like Harvey. The Army Corp is having to slowly release some of the water from the reservoirs in case of breakage. Many of the lands are made out of clay so the vast amount of water is causing some of the land to sink. The amount of water that

DES PLAINES, Ill., Aug. 31, 2017 — The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) is warning the nation’s consumers that vehicles flooded by Hurricane Harvey may soon be appearing for sale around the nation.