The Cause And Effects Of Hurricane Harvey

The cause and the effects of Hurricane Harvey and Katrina Introduction: Within the past twelve years, the United States and the surrounding Unincorporated U.S. territories have faced many catastrophic hurricanes. After gathering information from articles electronically relating to governmental responses to Hurricane Harvey and Katrina, henceforth, the major impact government organization and the delivery of public services is quite shocking. The United States government now has one of the most

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

The Effect Of Global Warming On Hurricanes Global warming has been a widely discussed topic that has sparked up many oppositions on the basis of its effect on our environment. “Hurricanes, Irma, Harvey Restart Debate On Climate Change and Warmer Oceans” is an article written by Stuart Leavenworth stating many oppositions on the effects of global warming and how it's affects our environment by becoming a destructive force that has been intensifying the power and speed of natural forces such

predicted in the past is now occurring. Droughts, heat waves, change in precipitation, sea-level rises, ice melting, and currently most alarming; hurricanes. So why don’t we seem to care? We’re stuck between an on-going dispute between the effects that we cause on global climate and the policies that should be implemented to avoid these undesirable effects. We are facing the consequences of global warming mainly in result of our burning of fossil fuels and releasing heat-trapping gases into our air

Newsela, “PRO/CON: Did Hurricane Harvey Show the Reality of Climate Change?,” was just recently written pertaining to the massive Hurricane Harvey that happened only a few weeks ago. Wayne Madsen, the writer of “PRO: Yes, Harvey Shows Climate Change is Real,” argues that Hurricane Harvey proves global warming exists. On the opposition, “CON: No, Hurricanes Have Plagued Texas For a Long Time,” Whitt Flora believes that global warming had no effect on this disastrous hurricane. However, logos from the

disaster that was Hurricane Harvey occurred along the Gulf Coast, affecting states such as Texas and Louisiana, along with other North American countries such as Belize, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Hurricane Harvey reached the Gulf Coast on August 25th, 2017, and its effects are still lasting to today (Long, 2017). The destruction of this massive storm affected many families as it ruined infrastructure, and left loved ones stranded from one another (Long, 2017). While Hurricane Harvey disrupted life for

catastrophe is popularly known as Hurricane Katrina. However, in recent news it appears that we have another disastrous hurricane within our midst. Hurricane Harvey has since devastated the state of Texas, and more specifically the large city of Houston. This article helps to detail the comparisons between the two hurricanes. Although Hurricane Harvey is still in effect, there are many similarities and differences that we can already see between it and Hurricane Katrina. One main difference is the

Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have been some of the few drastic weather cases in America in the year of 2017. Though many agree with this fact, many struggle with the ideas as to why this phenomenon happened and what could have been prevented. Some individuals like Michael E. Mann believe that climate change is the problem; others like Alan Reynolds completely disagree. Michael E. Mann, author of the article "It’s a fact: climate change made Hurricane Harvey more deadly", discusses why Hurricane Harvey

against those effects of flooding. These effects would foresee to expansion about weather because of the impacts for the environmental change and other dangers. Misfortunes brought by flooding influence the environment, what is more state funded wellbeing furthermore safety, each from claiming which influences our national security. Hurricane Harvey which recently hit Texas was a category 4, which means it is one of the strongest hurricane that hit United States, and just before the hurricane President

On August 25, 2017, Hurricane Harvey struck and parked above the Houston area for about 5 days. This devastating disaster accumulated numbers like never before. Setting a record for the most rainfall in 1,000 years of U.S history Harvey may as well be the costliest hurricane that ever beached upon the continental U.S shores. Many people know that Texas is an oil state. However only a few know that it accounts for a quarter of the oil in the U.S. 300,000 people lost power, as well as 45,000 who sought