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Harvey blamed on climate change despite hurricane drought

Before Harvey, it had been a record 12 years since a major hurricane made landfall in the United States, but that hasn’t stopped the climate change movement from blaming the Category 4 storm on global warming. A torrent of claims linking Hurricane Harvey to climate change surfaced after the storm hit Corpus Christi, Texas, late Friday,… Continue reading Harvey blamed on climate change despite hurricane drought

Tropical Storm Harvey Adds to Texas Floods as Trump Set to Visit Region

Heavy rain continued to pour Tuesday on southeastern Texas where Tropical Storm Harvey has already caused catastrophic flooding in one of the largest cities in the United States. The National Weather Service expected the storm to drop 25 to 50 centimeters of rain before it finally moved out of the region Thursday. That is in addition… Continue reading Tropical Storm Harvey Adds to Texas Floods as Trump Set to Visit Region

Human chains and jet skis: Texans come to the rescue

Bryan Curtis normally rides his jet ski for fun. On Sunday, he turned it into an emergency rescue vehicle. Curtis — who lives in Conroe, a little to the north of Houston — was one of the many civilians who pitched in to help evacuate those stranded in rapidly rising floodwaters in Texas’s biggest city unleashed… Continue reading Human chains and jet skis: Texans come to the rescue

15 Senior Citizens Saved from Floodwaters

One of the most stunning photos shared over the weekend in regard to the is this image of senior citizens (below) sitting in waist-deep water at their nursing home. Fifteen senior citizens were evacuated from the La Vita Bella nursing home in Dickinson, Texas, David Popoff, the city’s emergency management coordinator, told The Galveston County Daily… Continue reading 15 Senior Citizens Saved from Floodwaters