DemDaily: Harvey, History and Help
August 29, 2017
Twelve years ago today, August 29th, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, Louisiana, ground zero for what ended up as one of our country's greatest natural disasters. Until now.
Hurricane Path Saturday, August 26th (Pic: CNN)
The category four hurricane has already broken the lower 48 States' record for rainfall from a tropical cyclone - at its height recording 43 inches in South Houston since Friday.
Harvey is expected to persist with heavy rains through parts of Texas and the lower Mississippi Valley into Saturday.
Climate Change?
Adding to the tragedy is the news that President Trump, in an effort to speed up the approval timeline for infrastructure projects, rescinded Obama-era flood and safety standards just two weeks before Harvey hit Texas.
The 2015 Obama regulations aimed at strengthening infrastructure by requiring building standards that factor in rising sea levels and flooding in coastal areas, and other effects of climate change.
Harvey has hit Houston the Hardest
Texas U.S. Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, who voted against a similar relief package for Hurricane Sandy, have requested emergency federal funding from the White House.
How You Can Help
Just a few of the many groups out there doing good work on Harvey aid - and their donation Links!
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Sources: Newsweek, NPR, CNN, Mother Jones, The Weather Channel
