Harvey, Climate Change & Development
The impact of Hurricane Harvey on the Gulf Coast has been devastating! I see story after story of people struggling to survive - mostly because of the massive amount of rain inundating the coastal areas.
There have been a number of articles critical of massive coastal development like we see in Houston and also suggesting that climate change is playing a role in the severity of the storm. I think it's worth considering that we as a society have some responsibility in this and future disasters because of uncontrolled growth, aversion to regulations and a lack of political will to address climate change on a grand scale.
Here are some articles to learn more...
Harvey Could Reshape How and Where Americans Build Homes - Bloomberg
Harvey is What Climate Change Looks Like - Politico Magazine
Scientists Explain Why Harvey Was So Devastating - Wall Street Journal
Houston: A Global Warning - Rolling Stone
A Storm Forces Houston, the Limitless City, to Consider Its Limits - New York Times
Future Hurricanes Will Be Worse Than Harvey - Bloomberg
Hurricane Harvey and Climate Change - FactCheck.org
How Climate Change Fueled Hurricane Harvey - Wired
Houston's Wild West Growth - Washington Post
How Houston's Layout May Have Made Its Flooding Worse - CNN
Of course, the location of major chemical plants and refineries on Texas' coast doesn't help things either. One more reason why we believe in fossil fuel divestment...
Explosions at flooded Texas chemical plant leave confusion over toxic risk - The Guardian
