Hurricane Harvey aerials. Rows of residential houses sit just across from an industrial refining area still suffering the effect of Hurricane in Southeast Texas more than a week after the hurricane hit the area. The human impacts of Hurricane Harvey have been staggering, and the greatest concern is for the people struggling in its aftermath. This disaster makes clear once again that coastal Texas and the wider Gulf region are on the frontlines of sea level rise and extreme weather heightened by climate change, as well as the toxic impacts from fossil fuel infrastructure.