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1.7 million people in Houston were without power on day 2 after this storm. In Galveston, a city fortified against storms like this, WASN'T supposed to be affected by this storm, and was keenly mocked by the "dirty side" of a category 1 hurricane.
On Day 5, my neighborhood finally got power and so did my place of employment. Food was destroyed, business lost, employees can't work and won't get paid. If the store you go to to get your supply has had their supply destroyed too, we're all in trouble.
The cost of this storm is grossly underestimated. Houston chronicle reports that the estimation could be as high as 15 billion.
Is this article only to speak of the damage during? I've never seen a storm do this much damage after it's gone. This is historical!
I've survived hurricane Ike and Harvey, both amazingly damaging storms, but this storm... was supernatural! Jraerocha (talk) 09:30, 26 July 2024 (UTC)
- We cannot rely on anecdotal evidence and require specific sources (e.g. webpage or news article). Also, the Houston Chronicle may is likely too early (as tallies are completed over the next few months the damage value will increase) and not specialized enough to be used as a source for damage estimates. We are also still building the aftermath section. You may also want to look at the article Effects of Hurricane Beryl in Texas to see if some of your inquiries are covered. ✶Quxyz✶ 17:25, 26 July 2024 (UTC)
- Yea, Jraerocha, you might find some good local information that international users might not know about, like the slow pace of recovery in Texas. That's good information, and is often one of the trickier aspects of an article to write later on, trying to catch all of the recovery. As Quxyz said, some of that information might belong in the Texas sub-article. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 18:38, 26 July 2024 (UTC)
Speaking of aftermath, it's probably lacking for Carib countries. Information can be found here at ReliefWeb, which has a repository of links to various relief agencies. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 03:26, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
I've seen some news reports say that there are 36 confirmed deaths in the Houston area, but others say there are 36 confirmed deaths in Texas as a whole. I want to make sure the 36 deaths listed on this Wiki aren't leaving out some deaths in Texas. NesserWiki (talk) 07:15, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
- What date are the Houston deaths published? I couldn't immediately find a date on English Wikipedia but French Wikipedia clarifies the 36 deaths for the entirety of Texas is for July 25. English Wikipedia, on the Texas subarticle, claims 22 people have died in the Houston region. ✶Quxyz✶ 13:59, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
Is there a more proper place to put an infrared sattelite imagery of a hurricane at peak intensity? Should I put it at “Meteorological History”? Beluga732 (talk) 23:14, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
I've heard estimates as high as 32$ billion in the U.S., but I haven't found any sources other than AccuWeather to back this up. NesserWiki (talk) 10:07, 18 August 2024 (UTC)
- I'm just wondering if there's any estimate that is accurate, because 6$ billion seems awfully low. NesserWiki (talk) 10:07, 18 August 2024 (UTC)
- I made an error by putting the dollar sign after the number, instead of before, sorry. NesserWiki (talk) 10:08, 18 August 2024 (UTC)
- In my defence, I'm quite tired. NesserWiki (talk) 10:08, 18 August 2024 (UTC)
- I made an error by putting the dollar sign after the number, instead of before, sorry. NesserWiki (talk) 10:08, 18 August 2024 (UTC)
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