Hurricane Harvey – The Floods That Never Stopped (2017)
Description
In August 2017, Hurricane Harvey devastated southeastern Texas in one of the most catastrophic natural disasters in U.S. history. Making landfall as a Category 4 storm, Harvey stalled over the region, unleashing over 50 inches of rain and flooding much of Houston. Streets became rivers, homes disappeared under water, and more than 30,000 people were displaced, with at least 107 lives lost.
This episode explores the storm’s slow-moving destruction, the heroism of local residents and volunteers like the “Cajun Navy,” and the overwhelming humanitarian crisis that followed. We dive into the city’s vulnerabilities—unchecked urban development, inadequate drainage systems—and how climate change likely intensified the storm’s effects.
Hurricane Harvey exposed weaknesses, but it also revealed incredible unity, resilience, and compassion. It wasn’t just a weather event—it was a reckoning for how cities prepare for a future shaped by increasingly extreme natural disasters.
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