Good afternoon, I am Lorraine Burrows, and today I am here to speak about the flooding problems that Texas faces each year, and more specifically, the economic impacts that it has on our city and the state as a whole. My group members will be speaking about the social and environmental impacts that this flooding has, however, since money plays such a large role in this problem, I will be speaking about this.
There is no doubt that Texas faces weird patterns in their water supply. From drought to flooding, there are a wide range of problems which have to be overcome each year. The issue that arises is that the state faces widespread drought problems in which there is very limited rainfall and everyone has to restrict their water usage, and then …show more content…
You can see some of these effects in this short clip of the floods San Antonio and Houston experienced just last week. So far, a total of 8 to 16 inches have fallen in areas throughout the cities of Houston and San Antonio, even falling at rates up to 4 inches per hour, with more rain predicted to arrive in the next few …show more content…
This means that the state is constantly fighting a battle between the lack of and then an overabundance of water. This can be a very large strain on the economy when the city is trying to grow and sustain its current economic growth, because they have to suddenly turn their attention to the effects of the natural disaster but since it is flooding the effects can be so widespread all over the area. It has been estimated that in the last three years, the city of Houston, alone, has
There is no doubt that Texas faces weird patterns in their water supply. From drought to flooding, there are a wide range of problems which have to be overcome each year. The issue that arises is that the state faces widespread drought problems in which there is very limited rainfall and everyone has to restrict their water usage, and then …show more content…
You can see some of these effects in this short clip of the floods San Antonio and Houston experienced just last week. So far, a total of 8 to 16 inches have fallen in areas throughout the cities of Houston and San Antonio, even falling at rates up to 4 inches per hour, with more rain predicted to arrive in the next few …show more content…
This means that the state is constantly fighting a battle between the lack of and then an overabundance of water. This can be a very large strain on the economy when the city is trying to grow and sustain its current economic growth, because they have to suddenly turn their attention to the effects of the natural disaster but since it is flooding the effects can be so widespread all over the area. It has been estimated that in the last three years, the city of Houston, alone, has