Hand in Hand: The effects of globalization explored Hurricane Harvey
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.
American culture was built on the idea of progress. Our society has focused on creating new technology, advancing the current systems, and these forces thrust the world towards globality, a world where countries are increasingly interconnected. To be clear, globalization isn’t a new phenomenon, but the technological advances of the postmodern era accelerated the path to globality, a world in which our current ideas of national borders are significantly different, much more fluid. Economics is just one facet of globalization, but unmistakable in the chosen image. Economic globalization refers to the complex system that our
The article “In Houston, Anxiety and Frantic Rescues as Floodwaters Rise” by The New York times talks about how Hurricane Harvey has affected Texas and everything that it is doing to the community. It has affected many industries, many companies, and many lives. It has affected the petroleum industry, which is essential to the entire U.S. The article also mentions the possibilities of the aftermath being crucial to the state of Texas. The Newspaper claims texas will suffer, “a massive, multibillion-dollar rebuilding effort that may affect a generation.” (NY Times). The hurricane is not over and is already affecting the next generation. The most important point in the article is, “For President Trump, the storm is the
Hurricane Harvey has impacted Texas forever. Soon after the horrific storm hit, people from all over the world wanted to give in anyway they could. For New Jersey citizens, it was to send people to help. New Jersey’s Red Cross disaster volunteers, search-and-rescue, electrical linemen and many more services drove as far as 1,600 miles to provide their help. Governor Chris Christie had sent a 19 member team to San Antonio but was soon deflected because the roads were impenetrable. Thankfully they were able to get to Austin, Texas and assist in any way possible. Many other companies and their employees or volunteers were ready to head down, but were waiting for a call such as the Public Service & Gas. In the past New Jersey has helped other
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
Raging waters tear through houses, businesses, and estates leaving them afloat. Children are left without parents, parents are left without children, a city is left in desperate need of a savior; Houston, Texas. This disaster will most likely be one to remember. The natural catastrophe known as “Hurricane Harvey” has caused great damage to not only the city of Houston, but it has also had an effect on its people, the economy, and has opened up room for faulty organizations to obtain money from its cause.
It was tragic when hurricane harvey struck. Chaos everywhere and most were left stranded on their rooftops of their houses.Harvey is now a tropical depression,destroying thousands of homes with winds of 35 mph. At least 37 people have been confirmed dead in Hurricane Harvey's aftermath.
After Hurricane Harvey hit Houston Texas, Friday night, floods were left turning neighborhoods into swamps. Many rescue teams were trying their bests to save people. They used helicopters, high water vehicles, and airboats to rescue people. They were left with over two thousand calls, they couldn’t respond to each one. It was a big problem because they didn’t know who to save first. They started off with saving the people in the most immediate danger. They were told to wave, sheets towels and even blankets. People were getting on top of anything possible. Starting with inflatable beach toys, air mattresses, and rubber rafts. Other people decided to walk through the streets, carrying plastic garbage bags, stuffed with their belongings.
This article address two of the major themes of Geography which are the themes of Location and Place. Hurricane Harvey has been the biggest rainstorm in the history of the continental United States.Hurricane Harvey started out as a category 4 hurricane but was then shortly downgrades to a tropical storm which has wreaked havoc in Texas and Louisiana.The theme of place & location relates to houston's because of its site and its unique internal physical characteristics which makes it prone to flooding .City of houston, is situated on a low-lying coastal plain with little topographic relief and the soils beneath it are clay-based, thwarting drainage. According to Texas A&M Professor Samuel Brody interviewed in the article "Instead of water
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.
Drivers lined up at gas pumps in parts of Texas Thursday as more stations ran out of gas and prices rose steeply in response to Hurricane Harvey's impact on Gulf Coast refineries.
The aftermath of Hurricane Harvey will also have the effect of messing up with cost of some of the government programs that will expire at the end of September which would need votes to reset the programs but while everyone is working on the cleaning and repairing of what is left of the hurricane it could take some time from getting back to resetting for those programs. The way funding starts is by giving individuals and businesses grants by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
When hurricane Katrina is really bad and they distorted a lot of things when they hit. When hurricane Katrina hits it makes many causes of the event and make many outcomes.
The biggest threat to human existence is climate change. The dawn of industrialization saw the adoption of large scale ways of production. I agree with different scholars that the effects of human activity on the environment have increased over the years. Although industrialization seeks to transform our lives, it should not come at the expense of the environment. Having recently witnessed the devastating effects of Hurricane Harvey, I have taken a keen interest in knowing how human activities lead to climate change. The impact of climate change on human life has been quite costly. Given the devastating effect of hurricanes on human settlements, studies aimed at averting the occurrence of the same are welcome. In the recent past, I have witnessed nature’s wrath through the occurrence of hurricanes and tsunamis, for instance. The following discourse focuses on climate change and how it leads to natural
Another thing that has been visible in recent years is that when a major tragedy occurs, people are brought together. This is prevalent in Hurricane Harvey, a terrifyingly massive hurricane that occurred in the middle of 2017. It destroyed thousands of homes and forced many into tight packed shelters. Thankfully, some brave and kindhearted people helped out by “opening their doors” and “neighbors brought diapers and wipes” or whatever people needed (Sacchetti 3). Author Mrs, Sacchetti, brought up that ““ it’s a chain reaction where people are like ‘let’s get it done’”” (3). It did not seem to matter if who they helped out were friends, or complete strangers, people were only focused on helping people. There is an important question that arises
Aljazeera and BBC both posted news articles discussing Hurricane Harvey. They both spoke about the weather side of the Hurricane discussing its continuance through Wednesday and potentially wreaking havoc in other parts of Texas and Louisiana. They talk about even more flooding that will occur over the next few days.
Our thoughts and prayers are with all of our Pirate Families affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. In light of the aftermath and devastation of Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico, we are reviewing and assessing particular items pertaining the planning and implementation of next year’s All-Alumni Reunion and Fundraiser. As previously announced our intent is to host this event on our beloved Island of Puerto Rico. We are aware that the recovery process may affect this so we are maintaining our flexibility in finalizing a location. We know our Island will recover stronger than ever. At a minimum we may need to push our dates to later in the year. We will provide information and details as soon as these are confirmed.