Extra Food Stamps in Texas: More help is coming from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) from June 28 to July 11 for people in Houston who lost everything in Hurricane Beryl. Here are the facts.
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Fourteen people were killed when storm Beryl hit the Caribbean Sea and the United States. The damage was reported to be $6.2 billion. It was the first big storm in the Atlantic for 2024.
Hurricane Beryl severely damages the NRG Stadium of the Houston Texans
In answer, the Texas Department of Health and Human Services will let people who were already eligible get food stamps in the mail instead of their usual electronic bank transfer cards (EBT). This is because the tropical storm damaged power lines, putting many Texans in a state of uncertainty across 121 eligible counties. The help will last until August 8, 2024, after Beryl caused power outages, flooding, property damage, and other natural disaster effects.
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In the wake of the above causes, low-income families have been given more time to apply for replacement benefits, which can decimate the food supplies they already have.
Call 2-1-1 and choose Option 8 to apply.
Women, infants, and children under the age of five can also claim additional benefits under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Babies, and Children (WIC).
Distribution begins from July 31, 2024, including food and baby formula lost to Hurricane Beryl. Find an open WIC facility or call 800-942-3678 (Option 3).
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In what way do hurricanes form?
Like Beryl, hurricanes happen over warm ocean water where wet air rises and creates a low-pressure area. Rising warm air that cools and condenses makes clouds and storms.
This lets out heat that was hidden, which makes the storm worse. The heat makes more air rise, which makes a loop. The storm spins because the Earth is moving. The storm can get bigger if certain things happen, like low wind shear, warm sea surface temperatures, and enough rain.
A hurricane has strong winds around a clear eye. The Saffir-Simpson scale rates hurricanes from 1st category (worst) to 5th category (best).
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