As I write this rain is still falling in Houston, moving eastwards on Port Arthur and New Orleans. There is so much rain, Hurricane Harvey is being called a “once-in-a-million-year event.”
But, we know better.
We know Hurricane Harvey is a byproduct of climate catastrophe. We know if we don’t keep fossil fuels in the ground and aggressively address climate change, there will be many more Hurricane Harveys to come.
Rescue boats fill a flooded street at flood victims are evacuated as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
In Houston, as with climate impacts at large, the people hit the hardest are often the most marginalized and vulnerable – mostly poor people of color. In another layer of cruelty, Harvey evacuees must confront Border Patrol checkpoints, as they remain open along evacuation routes, forcing undocumented immigrants to…
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