Having seen a few conversations regarding the size of Houston and the scale of Harvey, I decided to do some quick map comparisons of the devastation Harvey is wreaking. The map images are courtesy of Google, the map of the rain levels from Harvey are from the New York Times. The darkest areas shown on this are areas that have received over 40 inches of rain.
Here is the area affected by Harvey:
Here is Harvey's rainfall over the area:
SAN FRANCISCO
NEW YORK
LOS ANGELES
CHICAGO
SEATTLE
LONDON
PARIS
TOKYO
SHANGHAI
BANGLADESH
BARCELONA
BERLIN
BUENOS AIRES
DAMASCUS
DUBLIN
ROME
MEXICO CITY
MUMBAI
SAO PAOLO
