1. Deluged Texas Braces for More Rain and Years of Recovery
Julie Turkewitz; Richard Perez-Pena; Jack Healy
Houston
August 28, 2017
Chris Warner

2. What if….?
What would you bring with you from your house if you had to evacuate it due to a natural disaster, not knowing if you’d be able to return to it or if your house would even be there later?

3. Flooding in Houston Hurricane Harvey struck southeast Texas on Friday.
Thousands have been affected by this massive storm.

4. What Happened?
Harvey was a very impactful and powerful tropical storm.
It was reclassified as a hurricane.
It has since been classified back as a tropical storm.
Many people have been displaced.
There is fear that oil refineries will fail and that will cause a spike in gas prices.

5. Who? People affected by Harvey in Houston.
Governor Greg Abbot of Texas
Federal Emergency Management Agency
First responders

6. What?
(I feel like I told enough of the story in the previous slides, so I’m skipping this slide.)

7. When? Story was published on August 28th. Storm hit on August 26th.
Rescues continue today.
Recovery will take into the foreseeable future.

8. Where?
Houston, Texas and surrounding areas

9. Why? Hurricanes are naturally occurring events this time of year.
This does seem to be an unusually strong and extreme storm though.

10. So What? Perhaps we know someone who lives in Texas (like I do).
Perhaps we remember Hurricane Katrina and the devastation is caused
Uprooting families
Massive government intervention.

11. Acronyms
FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency

12. Vocabulary Prolong To last a longer time
The Army Corps of Engineers began releasing water from the Addicks and Barker reservoirs, just west of Houston, which was likely going to prolong flooding in the city

13. Connections In government we talk about. . .
This term shows up in this story when . . .
The executive branch of the federal government
FEMA is part of that executive branch of the federal government
In economics we talk about . . .
Shifts in supply
If the oil refineries in the area are “off line,” that could shift the supply of oil in the region, which could influence prices at the gas pump
In English we talk about . . .
This term shows up in this story when . .
Archetypes (patterns) in literature
Many cultures have a flood story. Some may be looking at this important flood as a Biblical sign.

14. Questions for the Class
Should the federal government spend tax money to help Houston? Why or why not?
Should the US become less dependent on oil so that if hurricanes affect the oil supply again, in the future, our oil supplies might not be as influenced? Why or why not?
(Looking for level 3 and 4 questions here!)