Informative Essay On Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina “Every year many catastrophes happen around the world causing death and destruction. In New Orleans, a category 4 hurricane hit. Damaging winds and major flooding caused many people to lose their lives. Hurricane Katrina will be remembered by everybody in New Orleans and around the world” said Hurricane Katrina-FEMA (FEMA). According to History.com Staff, Hurricane Katrina was declared the costliest and most destructive natural disaster in history, because of the strong winds and storm causing destruction of many towns and communities for more than million people (History.com).

In discussion of History.com Staff, Hurricane Katrina a catastrophe that changed lives of many peoples, people were left without food and water

Tim McGraw born and raised in Louisiana and his wife Faith a native of Mississippi, both raise $1 million for hurricane Katrina efforts. The couple were disappointed in the slow process the government provided to Louisiana and Mississippi they both though it was alarming and humiliating. According to a reported by ABC News (with a hat tip to Drudge): “Faith Hill and Tim McGraw — two stars who usually stay out of politics — blasted the Hurricane Katrina cleanup effort, with Hill calling the slow progress in Louisiana and Mississippi ‘embarrassing’ and ‘humiliating.’” With this in mind assumes the fact that the government didn’t respond fast enough to a disaster like Katrina, people never expected that for our government exclusively when we live in a nation of freedom. “McGraw specifically criticized President Bush. ‘There 's no reason why someone can 't go down there who 's supposed to be the leader of the free world … and say, 'I 'm giving you a job to do and I 'm not leaving here until it 's done. And you 're held accountable, and you 're held accountable, and you 're held accountable’” (McGraw). This is not to mention all the other opinions of not just celebrities, politics, people, congress, etc. For fear that, how can we be prepared for another natural disaster, what is the federal government going to do, or even how is the government going

Like Brown told CNN’s Larry King, “I must say, this storm is much bigger than anyone expected.” What should we have to know in case of an emergency, especially if you live in a hurricane evacuation zone. According to Live Science, you have to start with a hurricane plan with your family and find out your zone and local evacuation route. We have to keep in mind the hurricanes are very powerful tropical storms with heavy rains, strong winds and that a hurricane can damage buildings, cars, homes, etc. First of all, always have a hurricane survival kit, during hurricane warning and never ignore evacuation orders. Equally important, prepared your home with flood insurance, buy emergency supplies, plan for your pets, and don’t forget to search for resources for more information about hurricane planning. According to Erik Salna, “Everyone who lives in an area affected by hurricanes needs to take personal responsibility and accountability to be prepared… It has to become a way of life, something you naturally do” (Salna). In a discussion of how to be prepared in case of a hurricane, one controversial issue has been the disaster of hurricane Katrina. On the one hand, we need to keep in mind that is up to us to try to be prepared in case of a hurricane warning. On the other hand, if you ignored evacuation orders you may regret later on in life, don’t