(task) Maps provide new insight into the level of destruction caused by Hurricane Harvey - Houston Chronicle

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> Maps provide new insight into the level of destruction caused by Hurricane Harvey
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> By Fernando Alfonso III </author/fernando-alfonso-iii/>
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> Photo: Episcopal Health Foundation
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> A pair of new maps from the Episcopal Health Foundation look at the number of approved applications from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's
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> A pair of new maps from the Episcopal Health Foundation <http://www.episcopalhealth.org/en/research/hurricane-harvey-recovery-resources/fema-applications-and-social-vulnerability-map> provide new insight into how destructive Hurricane Harvey was to the Houston area.
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> The interactive maps, which were published Tuesday morning and aim to measure the effectiveness of relief efforts, hinge on the number of approved applications from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's social vulnerability index.
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> "Social vulnerability refers to the resilience of communities when confronted by external stresses on human health, stresses such as natural or human-caused disasters, or disease outbreaks," the foundation states on its website <http://www.episcopalhealth.org/en/research/hurricane-harvey-recovery-resources/fema-applications-and-social-vulnerability-map>. "Reducing social vulnerability can decrease both human suffering and economic loss."
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> TAKE A LOOK: Houston-area schools during and after Hurricane Harvey </news/education/article/Houston-area-schools-during-and-after-Hurricane-12750743.php>
> One of the Houston communities that had the highest number of approved FEMA applications but a low vulnerability index was Generation Park and Dyersdale in North Houston. These communities have more than 500 federal aid applications.
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> Developing Storm: Barker Reservoir risk
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> Hurricane Harvey exposed the dams' vulnerabilities.
> Media: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle
> Swipe through the gallery above to get a glimpse at how some of Houston's communities fared after Hurricane Harvey.
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> Fernando Alfonso III is a digital reporter at Chron.com <http://www.chron.com/>. Follow him on Twitter at @fernalfonso <https://twitter.com/fernalfonso>.