FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Spring, Texas) A Category 4 storm, Hurricane Harvey did extensive damage to the state of Texas, causing $180 billion dollars in damage. Approximately 13 million individuals in five states were impacted. Sadly, 82 of these individuals lost their life. What made this storm so challenging was it made landfall three separate times over a six day period, and 1/3 of Houston was underwater at one point. As a result, numerous families are now contending with high moisture levels and other issues in the home, and Air National remains on call to help these individuals. "Air National was in the heart of the disaster of the flooding from Hurricane Harvey. Our offices and many homes of our employees were flooded and much was lost. Before taking care of our own homes, we were out helping others with their needs. Moisture levels and comfort of having a home is important. Air National has been in service for years. We were helping before, during, and substantially …show more content…
Of this number, 12,700 home were a complete loss. For those who still have a home, considerable work may be needed to restore the home to its prior condition. Many homeowners in the area continue to reside in hotel rooms or housing provided by FEMA as they wait for this work to be done. "We are located in Spring, Texas and are fully aware of the damage to the area. We haven't backed down from taking care of service calls, as we are committed to helping rebuild the community and making our fellow neighbors comfortable," Sakocious continues. People often turn to Air National when they are in need of AC Repair in Houston or heating repair Houston. However, the company can be of assistance in numerous other ways. They provide help with furnaces, de-humidifiers, refrigeration and backup generators in Houston. Furthermore, the company works with insulation issues in the home, something every homeowner affected by Hurricane Harvey needs to have
In the late summer of 2005, a terrible tragedy occurred that changed the lives of many in the south-east region of the United States. A Category 3, named storm, named Hurricane Katrina, hit the Gulf Coast on the 29th of August and led to the death of 1,836 and millions of dollars’ worth of damage (Waple 2005). The majority of the damage occurred in New Orleans, Louisiana. Waple writes in her article that winds “gusted over 100 mph in New Orleans, just west of the eye” (Waple 2005). Not only was the majority of the damage due to the direct catastrophes of the storm but also city’s levees could no longer hold thus breaking and releasing great masses of water. Approximately, 80% of the city was submerged at sea level. Despite the vast amount of damage and danger all throughout the city, officials claimed that there was work being done to restore the city of New Orleans as a whole but many parts, and even the people, of the city were overlooked while areas of the city with higher economic value, and more tourist traffic, were prioritized along with those individuals.
There were a lot of items lost in the flood. Even trucks, cars, and even airplanes. This hurricane has been up to 50 inches of rain. The resulting floods inundated hundreds of thousands of homes, displaced more than 30,000 people, and caused more than 17,000 deaths. Losses are estimated between 70 and 190 billion dollars.
There are more than 40 million single mothers in the United States who are struggling
Hurricane Katrina was considered as the worst hurricane in the history of United States. The winds and the rain were shattering people’s homes which collapsed and flooded. Thousands of people were suffering and dying. People were starving, and becoming dehydrated. Many people were left on the street and became homeless. After the hurricane, so many questions were left regarding the widespread damage and loss of loved ones. This devastating disaster destroyed the city of New Orleans and nearby cities and was estimated to cost $80 billion dollars in damage. State and local emergency in the affected area were struggling to perform urgent response missions such as emergency medical services, search and rescue, firefighting, giving food and water,
Hurricane Harvey was one of the most devastating hurricanes to strike the United States in several years. Harvey resulted in over eighty fatalities and over 150 billion dollars in damages. This proves to be one of the most destructive hurricanes to be recorded. The overwhelming damage was caused by many different aspects; however, three of the greatest aspects are: varying weather patterns throughout the storm, the city structure of Houston, Texas, and the lack of evacuation. Each of these factors affected the city in a different way, but all resulted in a common outcome, devastation.
The population of New Orleans was steadily decreasing, between the years of 2000 and 2005, 30,000 (6%) of the population left New Orleans in search for better lives (4). The declining population shows us that before Hurricane Katrina residence were already considering leaving the city, some push factors leading them away from the city include poverty and unemployment (5). Accord to the U.S 2005 Census Bureau around 23% of the residence lived in poverty, this can be a result of the nearly 12% unemployment rate (5). With an unemployment rate double the national standard and nearly one forth the population living in poverty, the city of New Orleans had many push factors against it resolution in a decline population prier to Hurricane Katrina. At the time of the storm nearly 400,000 residents were displaced from their homes too near by safe areas or other states. The population reming in the city as decreased to a few thousand (6). A month after the disaster when the levee breaches were repaired and the flood water was pumped out of the city, residence were allowed to return to what was left of their homes. The first reliable estimate of the New Orleans population after Hurricane Katrina was an ‘American Community survey’. The survey projected that by the start of 2006 around one third or 158,000 of the population returned. By the middle of f2006 the city
Hurricane Katrina left a devastating scar on the citizens of the southern coast of the U.S., especially New Orleans, Louisiana. The category 5 hurricane was the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the most deadly. Katrina hit New Orleans on August 29th, 2005 and after that day, 66,000 people were displaced from their homes. Of those who decided to ride out the storm with hopes of success and survival as they had experienced with other storms, they were found on their rooftops, in their attics, hoping for boat or helicopter rescue, relying on others for help to survive. The storm had reached 28,000 square feet inward to Louisiana, which was 60 percent of the state. 1,100 Louisianans lost their lives, and 200,000 were displaced and/or lost their homes (Davis 8). It was a devastating time of despair and suffering. People were put through experiences that would scar them for a long time. While preparing for evacuation, people left most of their belongings at home to flee to a safer city or to find shelter in the Superdome and Convention Center. Some even decided to remain in their boarded up homes. After the hurricane had past, a few hours went by and a levee located near the Mississippi River canal broke leaving New Orleans flooded (Delisi). After the disaster, the state and federal governments were pointing fingers at each other as to who was to blame for the poorly planned evacuation and rescue efforts for the victims. The state government promised to help evacuate those who could not transport themselves. Citizens were told to go to the Superdome and convention center for evacuation, but the supplies needed for survi...
Throughout the course of history many natural disasters have challenged America and have caused unforgettable devastation. Our nation has experienced it all such as hurricanes, earthquakes, and wild fires. Perhaps, the deadliest natural disaster in American history as far as this day is to be Hurricane Galveston in 1900. The United States suffered a great loss of Americans on September 8, when a category four hurricane formed the city of Galveston, Texas. Hurricanes are categorized by their wind speed and hurricane Galveston reached a measure concentration that matches to a modern-day Category 4 storm. Catastrophic damaged occurred, it is recorded that that hurricane Galveston destroyed more than 3,600 buildings. It was possible for the hurricane
More than a dozen deaths, billions of dollars in damages and thousands of families that lost their entire lives in just over seven days. By the last week of the month of August, 39 counties in Texas were stripped of their valuables due to the massive flooding. The great cause of the damage was Hurricane Harvey, a category four storm making it one of the biggest hurricanes to ever make landfall in Texas. People from all over the country reached out and became one to aid victims of this natural disaster. Only month after the storm Texas still battles to surpass the emotional and physical damage that this storm created for our people.
I have always found the ocean to be a very intriguing part of the Earth. There are infinitely many discoveries that have yet to be made about it. My fascination with the ocean sparked the idea to do my class paper on hurricanes and what they are along with their effects. I remember hearing about all the damages from Hurricane Katrina after it hit the coast near New Orleans. The only information I really know about them is what is briefly covered on the news. I thought it would be interesting to discover the true effects they can have on not only people that endure them, but also the environment as it gets ripped to shreds by the plethora of winds and water.
Hurricane Maria was destructive and caused a large amount of damage to the entire island of Puerto Rico. Maria hit on September 20 and was a category four hurricane, nearly a category five. Hurricane Maria has had a tremendous impact on the lives of Puerto Ricans and even the world.
Hurricanes are powerful and destructive storms that involve great rain and wind. The United States of America has dealt with many hurricanes that have cost a great amount of damage. However, there is one hurricane that happened in 2005 that stands out among the others, Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina was one of the worst hurricanes to hit the United States, a category 5 on the Saffir/Simpson Hurricane Scale. An estimated 1836 people died because of the hurricane and the floodings that happened after (Zimmermann 1). Katrina initially beg...
According to Lotterman, millions of households along the Texas Gulf coast are poorer than they were two weeks ago. In some cases, their net worth has been wiped out. But over the next months and years, a tremendous amount productive resources will go to replacing what Hurricane Harvey destroyed. These effects are indisputable.
Regents of the University of Minnesota. (2006). Disaster in Franklin County. Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America.
One of the most harrowing experiences in my life was Superstorm Sandy. I remember looking out of my window and seeing the sidings of my house hit my car. The eerie noises of the storm kept me up all night. And the prolonged power outage that accompanied the storm took away simple every day necessities such as heat, lighting, and the internet. My house did not face many physical damages. A few sidings on the face of the house were torn off and a few of our trees in the back yard had broken and fallen to the ground. The interior of our house was not affected at all by superstorm Sandy. All of our neighbors had flooded basements which ravaged their belongings. My neighbors were devastated by the damage that water flooding had caused them. They lost many old family photos that were not digital and could never be replaced. A few of my neighbors have finished basements. Their basements consisted of items such as TVs, stereo systems and many other expensive gadgets. All of these expensive items were damaged by the water flooding. Along with these items, the water damage in the basements caused many of my neighbors thousands of dollars in repairs for wet walls and wet carpets that needed to be replaced.