Hurricane Harvey Failure

Hurricane Harvey has proven to be one of the most detrimental natural disasters in U.S. history. Harvey has dumped an estimate of 27 trillion gallons of water on Texas as well as Louisiana and the flooding has continued to affect large areas of Texas. This has caused at the very least, $23 billion dollars of property damage analyzed by satellite imagery. This number however represents the market value and not the storm damage which is known to be an extremely small percentage of what the storm can reach since the flooding is incomplete, shown by satellite image as well. The satellite imagery has been compiled and researched by the University of Colorado. They have gathered that there is flooding across 234 square miles of Harris country as well as 51 square miles of Galveston Country. This weighs in as one-eighths of each county’s land are and over 285 square miles of flooding overall. Of all the flood imagery, the property parcel maps found that the flooding had engulfed at least 30,000 properties within just the two counties. Of that only 26% was deemed as land value and 18% was residential property affected.

My experience during hurricane Harvey was mostly calm. I was very fortunate because, my house did not flood. The water only got up to the edge of my driveway, and that was as it was pouring off into the storm drain. I drove to Walmart to buy some extra cases of water, in case the faucet water became undrinkable. When I got there 100’s people were in line with cases of water, and when I checked the aisle there were none left. I was irritated, but also hoping there would be bread to buy. When I checked for bread, I flipped the store cart and walked out, and now I had to drive to Kroger. Kroger had both bread and water, I was so relieved that I didn’t have to drive to H-E-B, I wanted to do a backflip, but I would’ve most likely broken my neck.

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

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

This specific natural disaster took place on August 23, 2005 and lasted until August 31, 2005. This storm occurred in Eastern North America, Ontario, Georgia, Mississippi, and New Orleans (Aboff & Sotirovski, 2012). Hurricane Katrina was the costliest hurricane ever in the United States history. It had a cost of 75 billion in New Orleans and along the coast of Mississippi (NOAA, 2014). An example of the damage was that Hurricane Katrina’s winds demolished businesses and homes near the coast. Nearly 300,000 homes were completely destroyed, and that was only near the coast. In addition, 118 million cubic yards were left behind with a tremendously large amount of debris from destroyed forests and green spaces (NOAA, 2014). In particular, this hurricane caused major flooding that destroyed properties, vehicles, and much more. Afterward, the deaths reported from Hurricane Katrina resulted in a grand total of 1,200 people, and most people that died were senior citizens because they were not prepared. In the meantime, 705 people to this day are still missing because of Hurricane Katrina (NOAA, 2014). For the most part, many families and communities were largely impacted by this hurricane. Such as, many people had to evacuate their homes, gas prices raised, and thousands of local residents were left unemployed by the hurricane. As a result of this devastation, many donations were made by more

destructive Hurricane Harvey was to the people and towns present. Prior to reading, I was aware

2017 has been named of the year of the most natural disasters to occur in America. With hurricanes hitting our coasts and financial issues, its no surprise to know how much natural disasters impact economies. When hurricane Harvey hit Texas the damage was high, Texas governor Greg Abbott stated that the estimated damage would be $150 billion. Then we had one of the biggest hurricanes come through the Caribbean islands and make its way to Florida. Hurricane Irma racked up about $50 billion in damages. The total of expenses for both hurricanes reach $200 billion. Although both hurricanes hit the mainland and left tragic outcomes to residents, there is one territory in America that is struggling the most with the news. Puerto Rico, an island

Everyone doesn’t have money to fix what was lost. The damage could be too much for a family or a community to have it fixed. Just in New York and New Jersey after Hurricane Sandy cost to exceed were about seventy billion dollars (Bapna). That is a lot of money just for two states for rebuilding after a hurricane. For example, just Sandy had at least fifty billion dollars’ worth of damage that had to be fixed (“Report Sandy”). Think about the other states or countries that were affected by Hurricane Sandy, and putting all that money into something that may get damaged again it is just a waste. “Across the nation, tens of billions of tax dollars have been spent on subsidizing coastal reconstruction in the aftermath of storms, usually with little consideration of whether it actually makes sense to keep rebuilding in disaster-prone areas”

According to Vox.com, Hurricane Harvey has been the most costly hurricane with repairs costing, approximately $180 billion. This hurricane devastated many countries from August 17th to September

Danielle Palmer watched Hurricane Harvey rip through Texas from her home in Missouri, but this determined mom came up with a valuable way to help, that didn't involve money.

Due to the damages from Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma. I feel as Houstonians we should be worry about the federal aid that is being disturbed to the people that are in need of help because it could be a possibility that they may receive less than what they expected due to the fact that there are so many people that needs help. I feel that these two events, Hurricane Harvey and Irma should be evaluated carefully based on how much the cost of damages will be fixed that was left behind from these two storms. Furthermore, Mayor Sylvester Turner should not increase tax for Houston homeowners to help pay Harvey relief and rebuilding the city. Although, he is doing it for a good cause to help others that are in need but, increasing tax will

Hurricane Harvey has caused an abundance of damage in Houston, Texas. The rescuers had to prioritize the calls that they were getting for help. Authorities told people to get on the top of their homes so they can get away from the flooding. They also told people if they're on their roof to wave sheets to get their attention. With all the chaos going on, people were losing their homes and didn't have anywhere to go. So instead, the mayor opened up an emergency shelter located at the convention center.

The White House announced Saturday that Trump authorized an increase in federal funding for debris removal and emergency protective measures, increasing federal cost-sharing from 75% to 90% for debris removal and to 100% for emergency protective measures for 30 days from the date of the storm's landfall and 90% thereafter. Trumps have promised to cut a $1 million check to Texas recovery efforts, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Thursday. The President has not yet determined which group or groups will receive the

In response to Hurricane Harvey, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission received an $11.1 million Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant for the Texans Recovering Together Crisis Counseling Program (CCP). The FEMA Regular Services Program (RSP) grant was awarded to Texas through the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration.