Paper On Hurricane Harvey

August 25, 2017 Hurricane Harvey hit the coast of Texas with absolute power. It was originally predicted that it would not surpass category 1, the elements combined and made Harvey extremely vicious. It hit the most populated areas on the United States becoming one of the most destructive. People did not have enough time to properly prepare for the unpredicted devastation ahead. However, the government and the people responded with strong efforts. Let’s start with the federal department. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (which is referred to as FEMA), with its government accomplices mobilized a work force and with many assets to help states affected. About 21,000 government assets were sent to help out during the vicious Tropical Storm. A lot of people sought refuge during the storm and the Federal government gave them many places to stay for example many government owned sites were converted refuge sites for the victims. The U.S coast guard played a huge role to aid victims. Thousands of coast guards were deployed in support of the relief efforts. They evacuated victims through government transport such as helicopters and big vehicles that could travel through the flooding. They are also opened various docks and waterways within Brownsville, Kentucky without any restrictions to the public. FEMA provided thousands of meals, medical and household items. Fema also paid rent for the victim’s short-term housing. Other ongoing Federal

In the article “For Houston’s Homeless, a Terrifying Night Under Siege by Hurricane Harvey” by Julie Turkewitz, the main focus is the harsh reality of a hurricane this string for those who are homeless in Houston. First, Turkewitz sets the harsh reality by telling the readers about Roy Joe Cox- a homeless man in Houston- who is preparing to cope for the Hurricane with what little he has. She then builds her claim by writing about what the effects of Hurricane Harvey are, and what officials are expecting to happen. Next, Turkewitz suggests that any homeless person who is in Houston at this time should seek shelter at the available locations. Finally, she brings the harsh and sad reality for the homeless men and women in Houston by quoting Roy Joe Cox as he asks, “I’ve never experienced a hurricane. Is it going to rain out that bad? Is it going to flood me out? I mean, I don’t want to die over a hurricane . . . I’d rather not die.” (Turkewitz, 2017).

Harvey known as an apocalyptic storm for many Houstonian’s who have described the scenery and event for that weekend. Many homes, businesses, and schools destroyed causing it to be one of the biggest recovery mission in the nation. A big flare of controversy between the government and the state happened as well. Even with many homes lost and so much sadness spread across south Texas and Houston many texans came together as one.

The New York Times writers explains all the events happening during Harvey’s next landfall in “Harvey Live Updates: Trump Heads to a Flooded Texas”. In case you’ve been living underneath a construction site for your whole life, Harvey made hard landfalls in Corpus Christi and Houston, TX along with other cities in Texas. With hundreds of thousands of people under evacuation orders, shelters in Houston filled to bursting with people who craved some news about the safety of their loved ones and the state of their homes. Parts of the Houston area set a record for rainfall from a single storm anywhere in the continental United States, with a top reading on Tuesday afternoon, since the storm began, of 51.88 inches. Jeffrey Lindner, a meteorologist for the Harris County Flood Control District, said 25 to 30 percent of Harris County's 1,800 square miles of land was flooded.

Follow FEMA's advice and do not be afraid to hang up on cold callers purporting to be insurance agents, government officials, or charitable organization.

After Hurricane Harvey ravaged the coast of Texas, a countless number of families found themselves with nothing; their homes, which once housed cherished memories and treasured possessions, were left in ruins. Though my family and I were fortunate to have remained unaffected by the hurricane, many others in our city could not say the same. By the third day, the rapidly-intensifying storm had already devastated several neighborhoods.

Obviously, many citizens were affected by this storm. Forty-two thousand, three hundred and ninety-nine people are in shelters. Two hundred thousand people without power and 1.3 million people in Houston without health insurance. The Red Cross, however, has given 190,000 meals and over 1,960,000 liters of water.

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

There was a category 4 hurricane that hit towns such as Houston and Rockport Texas on friday of August 25, which went on through september 3, 2017. This is one of the worst hurricanes since 2005. This hurricane really affected people on the saturday. On the southwest of Houston a man named Jamie Ellie said he was watching a movie about 1:00am, when a tornado swept through and the doors flew open, he had to take refuge with his family in a bedroom closet. In some towns such as Houston rainfall was estimated to be about 50-60 inches, which is enough to cover signs on the road. When this hurricane swept through towns the roads were completely empty, people had to take shelter immediately. Even if people tried to escape the hurricane after

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.)

Hurricane Harvey was a dramatic disaster because it was a category 4 storm that hit Texas and went through Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Kentucky. It had wind speeds up to 130 mph. This dangerous storm began on August 17,2017 and ended on September 3, 2017. The cost of the damages was about 200 billion dollars. On top of all the damages 19 trillion gallons of water were dumped in Texas, causing widespread, catastrophic flooding. The total fatalities were 77 people.

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

Part of the record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, which included three of six most intense Atlantic hurricanes ever recorded (along with #1 Wilma and #7 Katrina), Rita was the seventeenth named storm, tenth hurricane, and fifth major hurricane of 2005. Hurricane Rita was the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the most intense tropical cyclone ever observed in the Gulf of Mexico. When a hurricane hits people usually know how to prepare, however, that was not the case for these two. People had stocked up on food, water, and other essential. These two thought that this hurricane was going to be a category one, however, to their surprise, it was a category three, so they did not prepare.

It was tragic when hurricane harvey struck. Chaos everywhere and most were left stranded on their rooftops of their houses.Harvey is now a tropical depression,destroying thousands of homes with winds of 35 mph. At least 37 people have been confirmed dead in Hurricane Harvey's aftermath.

Hurricane season in the Gulf of Mexico always poses a threat to the American south, and this years annual thrashing is turning out to be quite historic. Hurricane Harvey devastated the Houston area of Texas, while Irma proceeded to ravage Florida and the islands below. Currently, a third major threat to the Gulf Coast is taking shape, detailed in the article Hurricane Harvey, Irma, Jose and now Maria. Americans brace for new danger by Luis Gomez of the San Diego Union-Tribune. These hurricanes have killed and injured many, destroyed cities and plucked much vegetation from the ground. The article details, “First Hurricane Harvey flooded huge swaths of the South and now Irma has left hundreds of thousands of Floridians without power more than a week after it struck the state.” These hurricanes leave the people affected in a serious predicament considering they are without shelter, food, water and other necessities. These hardships caused by hurricanes relate to the adversity faced by Jamestown during their early years.