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Aerial view of a neighborhood in Port Arthur, Texas, with houses and streets submerged in floodwaters after Hurricane Harvey, surrounded by trees and partially visible rooftops.
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Illustration of the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale, showing five categories ranked by increasing wind speed and damage: Category 1 (74-95 mph) with minor damage, up to Category 5 (157 mph or higher) with near-total destruction. Each category is color-coded and includes simple images of houses and trees showing escalating storm damage.

Hurricane Harvey: References & Edit History

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  • Meg Matthias
    Meg Matthias is Senior Video Production Manager at Encyclopædia Britannica.

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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: PNAS - Assessing the present and future probability of Hurricane Harvey’s rainfall. Aug 13, 2026
Add new Web site: University of Houston - Hobby School of Public Affairs - The Impact of Hurricane Harvey. May 06, 2026
Add new Web site: PNAS - Assessing the present and future probability of Hurricane Harvey’s rainfall. Jan 23, 2026
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The relationship between exposure to Hurricane Harvey and mortality among nursing home residents. Dec 13, 2025
Add new Web site: ABC listen - Radio National Breakfast - Hurricane Harvey: Worse yet to come. Oct 31, 2025
Add new Web site: IOPscience - Environmental Research Letters - Attribution of extreme rainfall from Hurricane Harvey, August 2017 (PDF). Sep 17, 2025
New article added. Aug 08, 2025
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