Title

Racist narratives during natural disasters

Document Type

Opinion Piece

Authors

Sam Tracy

Date

9-5-2017

Keywords

Racial justice, Natural disasters

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Description

Hurricane Harvey is the first Category 3 or higher hurricane to make landfall in the United States since 2005. The hurricane reached peak intensity as it hit southern Texas on Aug. 25, 2017 and barraged western Gulf states like Louisiana and Texas especially. With it, floods have destroyed hundreds of homes and displaced over 30 thousand people. At least 47 people are dead. Houston is particularly affected by flooding and many speculate the city will be uninhabitable for weeks to come. Economic estimates range from $10 billion to $190 billion, according to a report from the private weather firm AccuWeather. USA Today reports this as “equal to the combined cost of Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, and represents a 1% economic hit to the gross national product.”

Identifier

Racial Justice_Maine Campus_2021_01_15x

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Recommended Citation

Tracy, Sam, "Racist narratives during natural disasters" (2017). University of Maine Racial Justice Collection. 158.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/racial_justice/158