🌧️ Hurricane Harvy 🌧️

Hurricane Harvey began as a tropical wave off the African coast on Sunday, August 13, moving west across the Atlantic, becoming a tropical storm on August 17 and moving into the Caribbean Sea, where Harvey became disorganized. 

Harvey was then downgraded to a tropical wave that entered the Gulf of Mexico on the 22nd. On the morning of the 23rd, Harvey was elevated back to a tropical depression as the Bay of Campeche and western Gulf of Mexico had very warm waters.

Rainbands on the east side of the Harvey circulation moved into southeastern Texas on the morning of the 25th and continued through much of the night and into the 26th. A heavy rainband developed over Fort Lauderdale counties. Bend and Brazoria during the evening hours of the 26th and spread into Harris County and slowed as it trained south to north.

 This resulted in a rapid development of flash floods between 10:00 p.m. m. and 1:00 a.m. m. as huge indices of rainfall occurred across much of Harris County. 

The morning of the 27th saw additional rain bands that continued to develop and produced additional excessive amounts of rain.

🌎  Haití Earthquake 🌎 

Was in January 24, 2010 in Haiti.

Death estimates range from 100,000

The government of Haiti estimated that 250,000 residences and 30,000 commercial buildings had collapsed or were severely damaged

In Haiti estimated that 250,000 residences and 30,000 commercial buildings were collapsed or were severely damaged

Three million people were affected by the quake

The provision of hot meals to schoolchildren by the World Food Program was intensified to encourage children whose schools were not destroyed to continue attending classes. Some 60 health facilities were also destroyed, so emergency rooms received support from the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA and UNICEF. Mothers-to-be were cared for and often gave birth in tents .