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Hurricane Katrina
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Natural DISASTERS
Slide:2-4 Natural Disasters
5-6 Hurricanes7-8 Hurricane Katrina
9-12 New Orleans
13-14 Hurricane Katrina
15-22 Impacts of Hurricane Katrina23 Aftermath
24 Bibliography
Natural Disasters are naturally occurring events which can directly or indirectly cause severe threats to a publics well-being. Because they are naturally occurring, natural disasters create an ever present threat which can only be dealt with through proper planning.
(Floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions & mudslides )
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Hurricane KatrinaAugust 10th 2005
Hurricanes occur because their source of energy is water vapor, which is
evaporated from the ocean surface. It releases the latent heat of
condensation when it condenses to form clouds and rain, warming the
surrounding air. The heat was absorbed by the water vapor when it
was evaporated from the warm ocean surface, so the warm ocean cools
down; a hurricane is like the Earth's air condition that helps to cool the Earth.
Hurricane Katrina•On August 28th, 2005, it was an early Monday morning. Hurricane Katrina hit the southern coast of the United•Mississippi and Louisiana•In the aftermath of the storm, about 80 percent of the city (much of which is below sea level) was flooded.•costliest hurricane•one of the five deadliest, in the history of the United States•Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall•More than 1,800 people lost their lives•More than $81 billion dollars in damages occurred.•It flooded 80% of New Orleanes •It broke the levees in four places •20% of the marsh land was flooded •Homes lost, businesses lost, lives lost; some people are having to start over...from scratch.•It severely damaged New Orleanes. •Roads were destroyed or flooded •Electricity supplies were destroyed
HurricaneHurricane
Hurricane
On August 28th, 2005, it was an early
Monday morning when Hurricane Katrina hit the southern coast of the United States.
More than 1,800 people lost their livesand more than more than $81 billion dollars
in damages occurred.
Hurricane Katrina is one of the five DEADLIEAST natural disaster, in the
history of the United States.
New OrleansIs Known for
• its multicultural and multilingual heritage• Cuisine• Architecture• Music (particularly as the birthplace of jazz)• Its annual celebrations and festivals, particularly Mardi
Gras. • The city is often referred to as the "most unique" city in
America
Hurricane Katrina formed over the Bahamas on August 23, 2005 and crossed southern Florida as a moderate Category 1
hurricane, causing some deaths and flooding there before strengthening rapidly in the Gulf of Mexico The storm weakened before making its second landfall as a Category 3 storm on the
morning of Monday, August 29 in southeast Louisiana.The storm rapidly intensified after entering the Gulf, growing from a
Category 3 hurricane to a Category 5 hurricane in just nine hours. This rapid growth was due to the storm's movement
over the "unusually warm" waters of the Loop current, which increased wind speeds. On Saturday, August 27, the storm reached
Category 3 intensity on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, becoming the third MAJOR hurricane of the season.
Impacts
Hurricane Katrina impacted New Orleans socially, economically, politically and environmentally.
Social impactsIt left people homeless, stranded and unemployed. The effects on the people
were devastating. Food and fresh water was so scarce that people were forced to the
streets, which resulted in violence, racial aggression, theft and murder. Families
were separated and the city of New Orleans was completely destroyed.
Evelyn Turner cried alongside the body of her common-law husband, Xavier Bowie, after he died in New Orleans. Bowie and Turner had decided to ride out Hurricane Katrina when they could not find a way to leave the city. Bowie, who had lung cancer, died when he ran
out of oxygen Tuesday afternoon.
Economic impacts
An excess of $200 billion in damages occurred, making Katrina one of the most economically costly hurricanes ever to hit the United States.
The storm interrupted oil production, importation, and refining in the Gulf area, thus having a major effect on fuel prices. The fuel prices increased causing the economy to slow.
Environmental impacts
In addition to the deaths, shattered lives, and billions of dollars in property damage
that Hurricane Katrina caused, the hurricane left a long-lasting legacy of
environmental damage and serious threats to public health.
Political impactsThe political impacts of Hurricane Katrina
have been largely caused by the negligence and lack of leadership in the relief effort. Criticism was prompted largely by televised images of New Orleans residents who remained stranded without water, food or shelter; and the deaths of several citizens of thirst, exhaustion, and violence days after the storm itself had passed.
The effects of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans were
long-lasting. Reconstruction of New Orleans has been ongoing ever since the hurricane struck the city. By
Monday, September 5, 2005 power began to be restored to buildings in the central business district of New Orleans on a priority basis. Relief agencies have helped many returnees. The Red Cross made a belated significant entry into the city in mid-September, and by the start of October had a number of relief centers set up around the city .
Bibliography
Information:
http://environment.about.com/b/2007/08/27/what-are-the-environmental-impacts-of-hurricane-katrina.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrinahttp://economics.about.com/od/hurricanekatrina/a/katrina_economy.htm
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/06/art1exc.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconstruction_of_New_Orleans
http://www.hhs.gov/disasters/emergency/naturaldisasters/index.htmlhttp://www.boston.com/news/weather/gallery/katrina_evacuation?pg=16
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