Hurricane Harvey In Texas

Natural disasters like hurricanes do not happen every day, but unfortunately, they do happen. A few weeks ago, Hurricane Harvey struck in Houston, Texas and caused serious havoc. Several scientists and weather meteorologists began to compare Hurricane Harvey to Hurricane Katrina, a hurricane 2005 that surrounded areas of Mississippi along with New Orleans. Harvey began in 2017 around the Houston area of Texas. Although, Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Harvey have a twelve-year time difference, they both have various similarities and differences.

In the turn of the new century, the people of Galveston were faced with a grim reminder. The event that destroyed the small island of Galveston, the Galveston Hurricane, had many social, political, and economic impacts that made this storm life-changing. The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 improved Texas for the better and helped Galveston grow stronger as a city.

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.

As I have read an article regarding the hurricane Harvey and Irma, I was shocked to know that 1.7 million students can’t go to school because of these disasters. It has been a very hard time for all of you to experience such disasters that caused devastating effects not only to the school but also to each and every one. This might be one of the events that all of you would not forget but I am hoping for guidance that teachers would continue to teach the students and students would have the courage to continue pursuing knowledge. You might be feeling unfortunate due to the unending challenges that you encounter, but always remember that there are thousands of people who are praying and wishing for your protection. May all of you conquer peace

Austin is the largest city in the southern part of the United States, the capital of Texas. The city's population is growing rapidly, and in 2014 there were more than 912 000 inhabitants. Together with suburbs it is 1,7 million. In 1839, the village named Waterloo was renamed in Austin, in honor of Stephen Fuller Austin - a man who played an important role in the history of Texas. In 1846, Austin became the capital of Texas.

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

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,

From late September to early October, Hurricane Matthew -- which formed as a tropical storm near the Windward Islands on September 28 -- rammed through the Caribbean and along the southeastern coast before it became post-tropical on Sunday, October 9 as it moved away from North Carolina.

Residents of the Lone Star State are fond of saying that everything is bigger in Texas, from football teams to marching bands, farmers' markets to barbecue favorites. But a corollary to that oft-spoken refrain is everything is better in Texas as well. After all, the state was the second-most inbound location for families who moved in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, and for eight consecutive years, Harris County maintained the distinction as the U.S. county with the most significant annual population growth.

There are times when a disaster for horrific event brings out the best in people not the worst. We see this right here at home when there is a tornado or a hurricane. Many times people band together to help others through the hard times. People will donate clothes, food, blankets, all to families who have lost everything and have nothing. Also as i said before families did take jews in to protect them. An article from healthland.time.com in 2011 says, “Everyone is on edge, of course, but it also pulls people away from a lot of trivial anxieties and past and future.”(Solnet) Sometimes disasters bring us together as communities in a way nothing else can. Our first reaction is to take care of ourselves but when the smoke clears we tend to help each other out. However this is rare it always seems to be that more people take care of themselves first and that's why it is such a big deal when people put others first. Whenever somebody does something good there is extensive news coverage and a large amount of conversation about it. This shows that it is not the normal thing. We are so used to people not helping but hurting others that we are blown away when somebody does something good. Really bad things tend to take our minds off the everyday problems and stresses that we have. We put all of our effort and attention into the bigger problem and tend to stop solving our smaller ones. This can be a good thing because it relieves our stress but it also helps us procrastinate and let some of our responsibilities

Our supplier is Stein Fibers, LTD. and they attribute the increase to “..raw material shortage from Hurricane Harvey…” in their letter dated September 7. Their raw material supplier, Nan YA Plastics Corporation, is assessing a 7 cent/lb. increase due to rapidly increasing raw material prices and increased costs associated with sourcing and transporting. Unfortunately, their letter does directly reference the Hurricane. The primary chemicals for this product are sourced out of Texas and are currently in short supply, with limiting availability and increasing the

In October of 1998, Hurricane Mitch slammed onto the coasts of multiple South American countries. Countless people lost their homes, over eleven thousand people lost their lives, and the hurricane left five billion dollars’ worth of damage in its wake (“Hurricane Mitch”). This event caused a new wave of events also of short term mission trips. Americans seeing the cities torn to shreds decided to act. For a couple of weeks at a time, different groups would go clean up, rebuild, and show love to the people of these devastated

Hurricane Maria was one of the many hurricanes that destroyed parts of the United States and the Caribbean Islands. Puerto Rico was one of the islands that was hit the hardest. Hurricane Maria peaked on September 19, 2017. Since the devastating disaster, Puerto Rico has been left with little to no food, contaminated water, and no electricity. Puerto Ricans will most likely be cleaning up after Hurricane Maria for years to come.

First, one must understand what human flourishing entails, in order to understand what might compromise it. Several different events in the United States provide examples of members of society coming together. Generally, disasters represent the events that bring members of society together, such as the September 11, 2001 disaster involving the Twin Towers in New York City, the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana, and the destruction caused by severe tornados in Oklahoma (Grossheim & Brodak, 2015). After each of these disasters, members from all over the United States participated in donating essential items, such as clothing, food, and shelter, to those who were negatively effected

As human beings, most of us have a natural instinct to take care of each other in a time of need. When someone falls, you stop and help them up. So when a disaster happens, people want to help and make everything alright. Those near and far to the disaster may show up and volunteer. Others want to help by supplying material needs to the victims of the hazard. They began making donations in the forms of food, water, clothing, medicines or other needed supplies called in-kind donations or some donations are in the form of cash. The outpouring of giving can be overwhelming in a positive and negative way. Along with the hazard and its effects, someone has to manage the vast amount of donations by organizing and distributing to the needy