Hurricane Katrina

Index

• Where did it happen?• When did it happen?• Why did it happen?• Who was affected by it happening?• What happened?

Where did it happen?(Path)

When did it happen?

• On the 23th of August 2005 the Hurricane started to form southeast the Bahamas

• On the 25th of August the Hurricane reached Florida

• On the 28th of August Katrina reached its top Windspeed with 280 km/h.

• On the 29th of August Katrina reached Louisiana

Why did it happen?

• Southeast the Bahamas was formed the twelevth Storm of the season and got bigger under certain conditions.

• The tropical storm continued to move towards Florida and became a hurricane

Who was affected by it happening?

• Economic

• Environmental

• Political

• Social

Who was affected by it happening?

Economic:• First Thought: $105 billion

would reconstruct everything

• Thousands of people were left unemployed

• No taxes for the government

Who was affected by it happening?

Environmental:• Significant amounts of

industrial waste spilled directly into New Orleans neighborhoods

• A lot Oil spills

Who was affected by it happening?

Social:• Lots of lives were lost

• Thousand of people got homeless andjobless

Who was affected by it happening?

Political• It was a mismanagemant

• Discussion about the United States government´s role in the preparations for the storm

What happened?

• Predictions said that Katrina is going to be a Hurricane

• Warnings got out 31,5 hours bevore the Hurricane hit the land

• 1.836 Deaths• In 2006 still 3.200 persons were missing• It was the most expensive Hurricane for the

U.S.A.