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 shelter, and at least 70 dead with the digits climbing up as the flood waters recede. An innocent name like Harvey was transformed into a nightmare for many.
Nevertheless, with all these negative facts about the hurricane, it has some positive
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
Three weeks ago, Houston experienced one of the largest and costliest natural disasters in American history. The storm impacted all, regardless of socioeconomic or immigration status. Thousands of people were under water and many became homeless. Harvey produced a record 49 inches of rain since it came ashore. It caused many unexpected destructions along with death of some people.
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.
Hurricane Harvey had and environmental. Economic, social and political impact on the city of Houston as well as the state of Texas.
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,
While Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Katrina had different impacts on people lives. Katrina's devastations were a result of a failure of government flood protection systems, violent storm surges, a chaotic evacuation plan and an ill- prepared city government. Harvey, on the other hand, has caused massive flooding at a slower pace, unlike Katrina's deadly surge. People had suffered from traumatic event that will seek help finding different ways to cope with their trauma.
As of September 1, Texas is still being impacted by Hurricane Harvey. Along with all the destruction that Texas has to deal with, now they are dealing with downpours, winds, and flooding. Fifty-two inches was recorded in rainfall in Houston in the matter of five days, which broke a historical record. Billions of dollars was given to relieve some of the financial need, as most of the people in Texas didn’t have flood insurance.
As We watch Hurricane Harvey and Irma ripping through our nation coastline causing billions of dollars of damages. As college students and Americans, I think it's our civic duty to help one another. A bunch of Illinois college student organization has come to together with ideas to help our fellow Americans that are affected by this natural disaster. We would appreciate if the professor would be involved with our service. So, our goal is to raise $250 by students donating their money and if that goal is meet professors who sign up who will have to get their face thrown by pies. It would greatly appreciate it if you could participate as many students adore and respect
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 Harvey is a category four storm. Harvey was a catastrophic flood disaster in southeast Texas. The winds reached the speed of one-hundred thirty miles per hour. Near Rockport, Texas Harvey meandered around around southern Texas for days as a weakening hurricane and tropical storm. As a tropical storm, Harvey dropped forty to fifty two inches of rainfall in southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana. Texas Army National Guard and even strangers helped rescues people. (nch.noaa.gov August 30, 2017
Harvey made Houston, Texas, flooded within 30 days. This flood killed millions of people in Texas. It damaged over thousands of houses, with families in them dead. It was nearly 4.5 full of rain, and 130 mph of wind flowing around that time. About 780,000 people from Texas evacuated from their houses, about 781 roads were closed, 80,000 homes had 18 inches of rainwater.
Hurricane Harvey produced record breaking rainfall throughout Houston and other regions. This is the third 500-year flood for Houston in the past three years. Climate scientist warn that extreme rainfall events will be more frequent in the future due to global warming.
As people take shelter in terror, Hurricane Harvey struck the ground like never before. The days Aug. 13- Sep. 3 2017 a massive hurricane , one of the worse, had hit the U.S. Many people were forced out of there homes and evacuated. Hurricane Harvey was very devastating and destructive.
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
New York Times energy business correspondent, Clifford Krauss, reported a quote from Tom Kloza, who is the global head of energy analysis for Oil Price Information Service, in “Storm’s impact on Oil Industry is Felt at Gasoline Pumps,” he says, “Satan could not have drawn up a more horrible geographic scenario for knocking out Texas refining.” The storm effectively took out more than half of its refineries which caused the cost of gasoline to raise dramatically. Krauss includes the example, “The price for regular gas in Florida rose to an average of $2.41 on Thursday from $2.35 in one day.” This primarily affected low-income families as well as the rest of Americans all across the nation. Krauss reported a week later in “Texas Energy Industry Recovering From Hurricane’s Disruption,” he said, “The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline was $2.67 on Friday morning, unchanged from the day before, though it had risen 15 cents in the last week alone, according to the AAA motor club.” This just demonstrates the continued affects of Hurricane Harvey on Houston and the rest of the nation. The rest of the United States relies on the oil refineries in the Texas region as Texas relies on the rest of the United States for its sustainability. The Texas region provides a surplus of refined petroleum required for the rest of the