Hurricane Katrina In New Orleans
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Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans on August 29th, 2005. This hurricane displaced virtually the entire population of the city as a result of massive flooding caused by the levees breaking and Lake Pontchartrain emptying its waters into 80% of the city. Soon after the tragedy, statistical observers began predicting who would make a return to the Crescent City. The most widely accepted predictions were that New Orleans would become both wealthier and whiter as a result of “selective migration” (Fussell, Sastry, and Vanlandingham 1). Their predictions were correct. Black residents returned to the city at a much slower rate than white residents did, and that is without even taking the socioeconomic variables into account. The racial disparities were caused mostly because the areas that experienced greater flooding and more damage were areas like the Lower Ninth Ward, an area notorious for its African American lower class population. Did this happen by coincidence? Or were these areas’ homes poorly constructed as a result of socioeconomic factors? Only 30 percent of the low-income neighborhoods’ residents have returned in contrast with the rest of the city, which has had almost a 90 percent return rate (Al Jazeera). Why is that? What happened after Katrina that caused so many people to leave the “Big Easy” forever? In this paper, I will analyze how natural disasters, specifically Hurricane Katrina, affect various races and neighborhoods (according to income) in urban areas, specifically New Orleans. We will begin by observing the various patterns that emerge in post disaster reconstruction in order to understand what truly happened after the storm. Next, we will discuss specifically the reconstruction plans for New Orleans after Katr...
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...e governments discriminated against poor African Americans residents, but it is only natural that after receiving little aid and having no place to go, those citizens would not return to the Crescent City. The immense displacement caused by the most expensive natural disaster in United States history proved that the City of New Orleans, and the United States as a whole, was not prepared for a natural disaster of that magnitude. It also showed the challenges urban planners face in times of crisis and the weaknesses they need to overcome in order to avoid another decade of reconstruction efforts after tragedy strikes. Despite the fact that nine years post-Katrina many people have still not returned to the city, New Orleans, with every flaw it has, is still an encouraging example proving that with enough effort, battered places can rebuild and begin to prosper again.
In this essay, the author
- Argues that speed of recovery is important to keep businesses alive, rebuild infrastructure, and provide temporary and permanent housing for disaster victims.
- Argues that the disproportionate extent to which african americans were affected by katrina could be attributed to preexisting social and economic disparities in the area.
- Analyzes how hurricane katrina exposed the vulnerability of poor african americans and the long-existing social and racial inequalities that existed in new orleans.
- Argues that speed of recovery is important to keep businesses alive, rebuild infrastructure, and provide temporary and permanent housing for disaster victims.
- Argues that the disproportionate extent to which african americans were affected by katrina could be attributed to preexisting social and economic disparities in the area.
- Analyzes how hurricane katrina exposed the vulnerability of poor african americans and the long-existing social and racial inequalities that existed in new orleans.
- Argues that many of the racial disparities that occurred in post-katrina relief and reconstruction were "blind." fema storm damage data shows that the storm's impact was disproportionately sustained by coastal louisiana’s african american community.
- Argues that the slow return rate of the citizens of new orleans after hurricane katrina raises important questions about urban reconstruction and government relief and intervention after natural disasters.
- Analyzes how hurricane katrina affected various races and neighborhoods in urban areas, specifically new orleans.
- Analyzes how hurricane katrina reinforced some already well-known urban planning lessons: the u.s. government acknowledges racial minorities and the poor at a lesser rate than wealthy white americans.
- Analyzes how post-disaster reconstruction influenced the rate at which new orlenians returned to their home.
- Analyzes how the racial disparities in fema's relief efforts in new orleans after hurricane katrina are legitimate and true.
- Argues that preexisting inequalities can combine with government decisions to establish structural inequality. fema refuses to release its data on who, or how many people it provided shelter to, which makes researching whether or not race genuinely played a role in government invention after katrina near impossible.
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- Hurricane Katrina Social Disaster Essayanalytical essayAugust 2005 marked an extremely devastating time for the citizens of New Orleans, Louisiana, after being hit by “one of the strongest storms to impact the coast of the United States” as described by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (Waple 1). The real destruction occurred only after the hurricane had passed though and the levees separating New Orleans from surrounding lakes were breached leaving over 80% of the city under water. Although it is easy to claim the failure in the levees could not have been anticipated, multiple authors beg to differ. Hurricane Katrina was “one of the most devastating natural disasters in recent US history” (Waple 5), but one must acknowledge that the government’s obvious disregard for the unstable levees in New Orleans and their poor handling of the aftermath made Hurricane Katrina a social disaster overall.
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- Opines that the government's disregard for the unstable levees in new orleans and their poor handling of the aftermath made hurricane katrina a social disaster overall.
- Analyzes how the noaa report published just months after hurricane katrina made landfall repeatedly compared and ranked it with other major hurricanes.
- Analyzes how michael eric dyson's "levees and lies" chapter of his book, "come hell or high water: hurricane katrina and the color of disaster" highlights how bush and his administration ignored the problem, leaving thousands of citizens at risk.
- Opines that the government's disregard for the unstable levees in new orleans and their poor handling of the aftermath made hurricane katrina a social disaster overall.
- Analyzes how the noaa report published just months after hurricane katrina made landfall repeatedly compared and ranked it with other major hurricanes.
- Analyzes how michael eric dyson's "levees and lies" chapter of his book, "come hell or high water: hurricane katrina and the color of disaster" highlights how bush and his administration ignored the problem, leaving thousands of citizens at risk.
- Opines that hurricane katrina will always be remembered as an immensely devastating natural disaster, especially by those still struggling, 10 years later, to rebuild their lives.
713 wordsRead More - Hurricane Katrinaanalytical essayThere comes a time in the world where the outcome of certain events can cause a huge social change, one of those events is Hurricane Katrina. The events that took place prior to, during and after Katrina although impact only a few places physically it was left in the minds of everyone in the world. There were many actions that could have taken place to prevent the damage of such a catastrophic event, however nothing was done. Hurricane Katrina, a category 3 hurricane struck Louisiana and parts of the Mississippi. New Orleans in particular, due to various reasons received the most damage. Katrina first started off as a small hurricane formed in the Bahamas as it moved towards Louisiana and Mississippi it became a category 5, which is the strongest it can become, then decreased to category 3 once it finally struck. The storm caused an incredible amount of damage that Hurricane Katrina was noted as the most destructive and costly natural disaster in US history. The death toll was 1,836 people with 200 bodies left unclaimed as well as over 700 people unaccounted for. Hurricane Katrina was a source of social change as people have learned from the impact it had on the mind and body of the citizens of New Orleans, the mismanagement and lack of leadership the government showed, and the substantial immediate and long term economic damage it caused the country.
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- Explains that hurricane katrina, a category 3 hurricane struck louisiana and parts of the mississippi. the death toll was 1,836 with 200 bodies left unclaimed and over 700 people unaccounted for.
- Explains that hurricane katrina had a huge impact on the world and more specifically, new orleans.
- Explains that hurricane katrina caused elevated health and mental health difficulties among the survivors of the hurricane.
- Explains that hurricane katrina, a category 3 hurricane struck louisiana and parts of the mississippi. the death toll was 1,836 with 200 bodies left unclaimed and over 700 people unaccounted for.
- Explains that hurricane katrina had a huge impact on the world and more specifically, new orleans.
- Explains that hurricane katrina caused elevated health and mental health difficulties among the survivors of the hurricane.
- Analyzes how the us government's mismanagement and lack of leadership in the relief effort, especially in new orleans, resulted in unnecessary risk and death.
- Analyzes how the government failed in managing and taking control of the situation prior to katrina, and during the hurricane the aftermath was handled no better.
- Explains that hurricane katrina devastated new orleans and the gulf coast, causing immediate and significant damage not only to that region's economy but to the countries as well.
1157 wordsRead More - Impact Of Hurricane Katrinaanalytical essayThe population of New Orleans was steadily decreasing, between the years of 2000 and 2005, 30,000 (6%) of the population left New Orleans in search for better lives (4). The declining population shows us that before Hurricane Katrina residence were already considering leaving the city, some push factors leading them away from the city include poverty and unemployment (5). Accord to the U.S 2005 Census Bureau around 23% of the residence lived in poverty, this can be a result of the nearly 12% unemployment rate (5). With an unemployment rate double the national standard and nearly one forth the population living in poverty, the city of New Orleans had many push factors against it resolution in a decline population prier to Hurricane Katrina. At the time of the storm nearly 400,000 residents were displaced from their homes too near by safe areas or other states. The population reming in the city as decreased to a few thousand (6). A month after the disaster when the levee breaches were repaired and the flood water was pumped out of the city, residence were allowed to return to what was left of their homes. The first reliable estimate of the New Orleans population after Hurricane Katrina was an ‘American Community survey’. The survey projected that by the start of 2006 around one third or 158,000 of the population returned. By the middle of f2006 the city
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- Explains hurricane katrina was one of the most devastating natural disasters to happen in the united states. the hurricanes clockwise rotation pulled water from north of new orleans into the city.
- Explains that hurricane katrina changed the lives of the residence who lived there forever. the category 3 storm cost around us$135 billion in damages.
- Analyzes the decline in the population of new orleans after hurricane katrina.
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- Explains that hurricane katrina changed the lives of the residence who lived there forever. the category 3 storm cost around us$135 billion in damages.
- Analyzes the decline in the population of new orleans after hurricane katrina.
- Analyzes how hurricane katrina added to the many push factors of new orleans such as high unemployment rates and poverty.
- Opines that the rate of recovery is slowing down due to the multiple push factors of new orleans and the pull factors or nearby states.
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- Analyzes how hurricane katrina's levee failures affected the 17th street canal, industrial canal, and london avenue canal in new orleans. the storm surge overtakes the superdome shelter and the convention center.
- Analyzes how hurricane katrina caused 81 billion in property damage, while louisiana and mississippi's economic damage exceeds 150 billion. the army corps of engineers was given $14 billion to improve flood defenses.
- Explains the road to recovery has been plagued with disappointments and setbacks, with many blaming the preparation of the city, the state, and the federal government for the extent of destruction.
- Analyzes how hurricane katrina's levee failures affected the 17th street canal, industrial canal, and london avenue canal in new orleans. the storm surge overtakes the superdome shelter and the convention center.
- Analyzes how hurricane katrina caused 81 billion in property damage, while louisiana and mississippi's economic damage exceeds 150 billion. the army corps of engineers was given $14 billion to improve flood defenses.
- Explains the road to recovery has been plagued with disappointments and setbacks, with many blaming the preparation of the city, the state, and the federal government for the extent of destruction.
- Explains that the new orleans of today is significantly different from a decade ago. the 2010 census reported that 343,829 people were living in the city on april 1, 2010.
- Opines that louisiana's efforts to rebuild have been futile due to the magnitude of hurricane katrina. the devastation brought on by the hurricane only advanced the deterioration of the city.
- Describes hurricane katrina as the most devastating and costliest natural disaster in the history of the united states.
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- Analyzes how dr. bullard establishes ethos by referring to studies and personal research of the events he describes throughout the speech.
- Analyzes how dr. bullard uses the emotional appeal of immorality racial discrimination to argue that the united states government is racist as it applies to disaster response.
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- Analyzes how dr. bullard establishes ethos by referring to studies and personal research of the events he describes throughout the speech.
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- Analyzes how bullard builds on this use of pathos later with his account of the 1965 occurrence of hurricane betsy.
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- Analyzes how dr. bullard's use of logos is weak in its lack of consideration of other factors besides racism that may have contributed to the horrible outcomes at each of these disasters.
- Opines that black populations were effected by hurricane betsy, which was early in our country's development of ecological awareness.
- Opines that dr. bullard does much to highlight the injustices, showing what needs to be changed.
- Explains that the 2005 international commission of inquiry on crimes against humanity was committed by the bush administration of the united states.
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- Analyzes how the events of hurricane katrina were shaped by structural racism.
- Explains that structural racism is an interconnected system of societal structures that "unintentionally" distribute advantages to white people while creating chronic and adverse results for people of color.
- Explains that structural racism exists throughout, underneath, and across all societies whether it is explicitly enforced or not.
- Analyzes how the events of hurricane katrina were shaped by structural racism.
- Explains that structural racism is an interconnected system of societal structures that "unintentionally" distribute advantages to white people while creating chronic and adverse results for people of color.
- Explains that structural racism exists throughout, underneath, and across all societies whether it is explicitly enforced or not.
- Explains that structural racism exists throughout the united states among many different minority groups, but this preferential treatment and privilege given to the white community is best seen during the aftermath of hurricane katrina between the black and white populations affected.
- Opines that many actions to combat racism seem futile because they focus on the manifestations of racism and fail to realize that all forms stem from structural racism.
- Explains that new orleans' poverty rate has remained in the shocking range of 21 and 27 percent between 1999 and 2013. since 2005, the income gap between black and white residents has increased by 37 percent.
- Explains how structural racism segregated black communities into very poor neighborhoods in new orleans, causing them to struggle to rebuild their homes and lives after the disaster.
- Explains that aid groups made it difficult for low-income households to be granted aid, and insurance companies played a large role in the victimization of black communities.
- Analyzes how hurricane katrina created more willingness to openly discuss the racial underpinnings of social and economic policies.
828 wordsRead More - Racism Revealed: Hurricane Katrinaanalytical essayHurricane Katrina struck the city of New Orleans, Louisiana on August 29th, 2005. The events that followed would leave the whole nation in shock until this day. One of the major topics of discussion after this disaster was whether or not the government's slow reaction time had anything to do with the fact that New Orleans is sixty-seven percent African American. As helicopters circled a wasteland that was once a major tourist attraction, the racism of the Deep South, thought to be extinct, proved it was only dormant. The same racism against African Americans that could be seen on Bourbon Street in the months prior to the hurricane reared its ugly head once more in Gretna, LA and was pointed out on live television by rapper Kanye West.
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- Analyzes how hurricane katrina left the nation in shock. the government's slow reaction time had nothing to do with the fact that new orleans is sixty-seven percent african-american.
- Explains that black leaders blamed jones' death on the widespread racist policies in the french quarter.
- Argues that racism against african americans did exist in new orleans prior to hurricane katrina. as the number of evacuees spilled into gretna, tensions rose.
- Analyzes how hurricane katrina left the nation in shock. the government's slow reaction time had nothing to do with the fact that new orleans is sixty-seven percent african-american.
- Explains that black leaders blamed jones' death on the widespread racist policies in the french quarter.
- Argues that racism against african americans did exist in new orleans prior to hurricane katrina. as the number of evacuees spilled into gretna, tensions rose.
- Opines that gretna's residents are glad the city kept blacks out, despite mayor and police chief insisting their decisions were not racially based.
- Analyzes how kanye west declared during nbc's celebrity telethon for hurricane katrina victims that america isn't helping the victims of the hurricane fast enough.
- Analyzes how kanye west pointed out the double standard in the way the media portrays hurricane katrina victims.
- Opines that racism is falsely misconceived as a thing of the past, but it can't be changed by passing laws or ratifying bills.
- States that naacp plans bourbon street march against alleged french quarter racism.
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- Cites the chicago tribune article, "racism charge in slow flow of relief supplies."
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In this essay, the author
- Describes hurricane katrina as one of the most interesting and deadly hurricanes to ever hit the united states.
- Explains how hurricane katrina ruined the precocious city of new orleans. the levee system was destroyed by the flooding rivers surrounding the city.
- Explains that katrina hit 90,000 square miles, and the levees collapsed because they were built for a category 3 hurricane.
- Describes hurricane katrina as one of the most interesting and deadly hurricanes to ever hit the united states.
- Explains how hurricane katrina ruined the precocious city of new orleans. the levee system was destroyed by the flooding rivers surrounding the city.
- Explains that katrina hit 90,000 square miles, and the levees collapsed because they were built for a category 3 hurricane.
- Describes how the us called out to its allied and many countries pledged to help new orleans and other cities that were impacted by katrina.
- Explains that hurricane katrina was one of the most interesting hurricanes of all time.
- Explains that hurricane katrina was a powerful tropical storm that tore through lives, new orleans and levees. it brought the entire world together, with the contributions of countries.
- Cites http://www.history.com/topics/hurricane-katrina and britannica/ebchecked.
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In this essay, the author
- Explains hurricane katrina, the most expensive natural disaster in the united states of america, hit the gulf coast on the 29th of august 2005, leaving behind an estimated damage worth $125 billion us and a total death toll of over 1800.
- Explains that geographical factors had a strong influence on hurricane katrina. warm weather and lack of strong winds resulted in an increase in intensity.
- Explains that new orleans was a very vulnerable community before katrina, where 30% of its citizens live under the national poverty line, making it extremely difficult for around 134,000 people to get access to transportation.
- Explains hurricane katrina, the most expensive natural disaster in the united states of america, hit the gulf coast on the 29th of august 2005, leaving behind an estimated damage worth $125 billion us and a total death toll of over 1800.
- Explains that geographical factors had a strong influence on hurricane katrina. warm weather and lack of strong winds resulted in an increase in intensity.
- Explains that new orleans was a very vulnerable community before katrina, where 30% of its citizens live under the national poverty line, making it extremely difficult for around 134,000 people to get access to transportation.
- Explains that the wetlands south of new orleans, naturally protect the area from floods, were vanishing due to excessive leveeing and damming around the mississippi river.
- Analyzes how the recovery process highlighted the country's dysfunctional disaster response system. government organisations such as the national guard focused their attention on re-establishing order.
- Concludes that hurricane katrina's total devastation was the result of a disorganised government and socioeconomically disadvantaged community that failed to maintain its natural and infrastructural defence against hazards.
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- Explains that burby's failures include design limits that can lead to levees being overtopped by flood and hurricane events that are larger than they were designed for.
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- Analyzes how sobel and leeson prove the six main problems of the government involvement of hurricane katrina.
- Explains that the sluggish response of fema, even though it advertised otherwise, is due to the over-cautiousness of governmental agencies.
- Explains that the third influence is the conflict between government officials, and individual choices. citizens tend to want to help the ones in danger or in need no matter the consequences.
- Opines that the fema needs to know how many need supplies, what supplies are needed, and where they're needed to be effective when none of the victims can provide this information.
- Explains the fifth reason for the stalling of assistance, is the government's striving to glorify themselves. if they halted resources from being delivered from other agencies, then they could look more beneficial.
- Explains that hurricane katrina provided the government with warnings, which did not allow the fema to prepare properly for this disaster. many people believe in the gains from short-run decision-making, instead of the future decisions.
- Argues that burby wants to prove how the federal government can increase local government commitment to reducing vulnerability to hazards by requiring that they prepare comprehensive plans with hazard mitigation elements and assume more responsibility for insuring private and public property
- Analyzes how muiz's article illustrates the failure of government and private relief systems to serve latinos in the post-katrina relief effort.
- Analyzes how muiz accuses the government of failing to have a strategy that provided for latinos in need after the strike of hurricane katrina.
- Analyzes the sluggish response of the national government agencies to hurricane katrina through the lens of knowledge management.
- Argues that chua, kaynak, and foo accuse the national government of stalling in delivering promised resources to the higher percentage of poor, colored victims.
- Analyzes the purpose of the article administrative breakdowns in the governmental response to hurricane katrina.
- Analyzes how schneider calls for a change in the governmental ways of emergency management, through changes in bureaucracy agencies.
- Explains that since hurricane katrina initiated government involvement of all levels with its vast affected location and severe damage, communication between these levels was lacking. this slowed and hurt the rescue and recovery process in affected areas.
- Concludes that the government did not respond appropriately after hurricane katrina became a disaster, regardless of the reason or discrimination.
- Explains that hurricane katrina and the paradoxes of government disaster policy: bringing about wise governmental decisions for hazardous areas.
- Explains muiz, brenda's in the eye of the storm: how the government and private response to hurricane katrina failed latinos.
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- Analyzes how dave eggers' events of looting are an accurate portrayal with spike lee’s documentary when the levees broke.
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- Analyzes how michael i. niman wrote a scholarly text, as katrina's america: failure, racism, and profiteering.
- Analyzes how dave eggers' events of looting are an accurate portrayal with spike lee’s documentary when the levees broke.
- Explains niman, michael i., "katrina's america: failure, racism, and profiteering." humanist 65.6 (2005): 11.
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In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how hurricane katrina left new orleans in a state of chaos, where thousands lost their homes, jobs, and loved ones. bullard's notion of environmental justice partakes in the way the city decided to restructure itself
- Argues that bullard's first theory states that all should have the right to environmental protection, which is a key notion towards ending environmental racism in new orleans.
- Argues that new orleans could have enhanced the circumstances of its minority society, thus reducing the effects of the hurricanes aftermath.
- Analyzes how hurricane katrina left new orleans in a state of chaos, where thousands lost their homes, jobs, and loved ones. bullard's notion of environmental justice partakes in the way the city decided to restructure itself
- Argues that bullard's first theory states that all should have the right to environmental protection, which is a key notion towards ending environmental racism in new orleans.
- Argues that new orleans could have enhanced the circumstances of its minority society, thus reducing the effects of the hurricanes aftermath.
- Opines that minorities living in new orleans were susceptible to natural disasters. minorities are treated unfairly around the globe as environmental racism continues.
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- Explains that blighted homes are considered a public nuisance by the louisiana state legislature because they are only creating an hazard for the environment.
- Opines that the environment must be protected from the spread of disease so that we can live healthy.
- Defines "blighted property" as commercial or residential premises, including lots, which have been declared vacant, uninhabitable, and hazardous by an administrative hearing officer.
- Explains that blighted homes are considered a public nuisance by the louisiana state legislature because they are only creating an hazard for the environment.
- Opines that the environment must be protected from the spread of disease so that we can live healthy.
- Explains that hurricane katrina was devastating to the community and the environment. the levee system failed, causing tons of water to enter the city.
- Describes jonassen, wendi, "7 years after katrina, new orleans is overrun by wild dogs." atlantic media company.
- Explains that hurricane katrina destroyed homes, businesses, and factories in new orleans, causing blighted properties to become breeding grounds for crime, infestation of rodents and other animals.
- Argues that blighted homes are a breeding ground for drugs and this harmful to the environment.
- Cites martin, naomi, and orleans, jesse hardman. "abandoned but not uninhabited: the blighted homes of new orleans."
- Cites williams, timothy, and singer, merrill. "blighted cities prefer razing to rebuilding."
1533 wordsRead More - The Effects Of Hurricane Katrinaexplanatory essayThe effects of climate change cause sea levels to rise thus allowing for the effects of storm surges to be at an increased level of potency (Irish, 2014) , and as a result of these storms there's is a possibility for greater economic disruption along America's coast. In 2006, hurricane Katrina struck the gulf coast of the United States. The economic effects of this event are still being felt in a region of viable economic power. First, the impact on just the labour force. The Pre-Katrina population was 452,000 people and the post Katrina population as of 2010 was 343, 829 ( the guardian, 2011), and With this displaced population Chaganti and Waddell (2015) show that “displaced populations were less likely to return to their pre-Katrina employment
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- Explains that climate change causes sea levels to rise, allowing storm surges to be at an increased level of potency, and economic disruption along america's coast.
- Explains that climate change causes sea levels to rise, allowing storm surges to be at an increased level of potency, and economic disruption along america's coast.
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