Unlike its name, the Sunshine State suffers from terrible hurricanes—most recently, Hurricane Idalia, a Category 4 hurricane that hit near Keaton Beach, Florida, on Aug. 30— the first major hurricane...
Over the past four years, Houston has faced four superstorms each causing school closures. As climate change worsens, these natural disasters will only become more frequent.
Since the St. John’s campus lost power, on Sept. 15, Middle and Upper School students attended virtual classes, while Lower School lessons remained paused.
Houstonians prepared extensively for Harvey, resulting in empty grocery store shelves and a shortage of bottled water. When the storm hit, many neighborhoods were affected by flooding due to the extreme rainfall.
