Written by Michael Thervil
With roughly 2.2 million without power in Texas, it's safe today that there are going to be a lot of questions asked after power is restored to Houston residents. It was reported that the estimated time when power is restored to all Houston residents will be sometime this week. Currently over 800,000 residents in Houston have had their power turned back on. It should be noted that CenterPoint Energy has failed Houston Residents again. When we spoke with several Houston residents, they felt as if CenterPoint Energy should be sued for their failure to combat the issues propagating throughout their energy grid Houston that they provide for the City of Houston.
It was reported that several people died with many other people injured due to Hurricane Beryl. The damage that was sustained is in the millions if not billions of dollars. The question that is on the minds of many people in Houston Texas is, how long until the next tropical storm or hurricane hits?'' This is a pivotal question because the NOAA has predicted a very active hurricane season. The number one reason why is because of significantly warmer than average ocean water due to global warming.
Even though the City of Houston’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) has done its due diligence to not only warn Houston residents of the dangers of Hurricane Beryl, but the city has issued a shelter in place which started on Monday which should be lifted today (Tuesday). Despite this, it was reported that one Houston Police Department employee drowned in an attempt to get to work. It should be added that there were many cars that stalled as drivers attempted to “beat the odds” unsuccessfully in various flood zones throughout Houston. But the coming of Hurricane Beryl is not all bad and the reason for this is because this storm reveals the fact that many of the Houston fire departments do not have backup generators. This is a huge flaw as this exponentially increases the level of danger for all Houston residents.
Yesterday, people struggled to not only purchase essential items with cash, but they also had a hard time finding essential items to sustain them throughout the aftermath of this Hurricane. With many people flocking to gas stations to get what little they could out of what was left, it only made the situation worse for many people who either didn’t have cash on hand or were forced to walk away empty handed as they couldn't find the items they needed. The main takeaway here is, it's not only a Houston, or Texas thing when it comes to piss poor infrastructure. It’s a nationwide issue that political leaders on both sides of the aisle are failing to not only address but to enact solutions to fix America’s dilapidated infrastructure.
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