New Orleans Hurricane Katrina
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On August 29th, 2006 New Orleanians were expecting a total of 12 to 15 inches of rain and extended five or six inches from the upcoming storm later known as the costliest hurricane in U.S history. The Category 3 hurricane devastated most of eastern North America with blustery winds of 170 mph (280 km per hour) and storm surge values ranging from 10 to 20 feet. The storm called ‘’Hurricane Katrina’’ originated in the Bahamas on August 23th, 2005, but only became a devastation the next day. On August 28th, Hurricane Katrina succeeded a Category 3 hurricane(sustained winds of 122 kt) and exceeded the limits of a Category 5 storm (sustained winds of 136 kt). The following day, the cyclone shifted northwest towards Mississippi and Louisiana, where the hurricane hit the hardest. New Orleans was one of the cities where the most damage was caused; leaving a negative environment, residential and economic effects on the Gulf Coast. Formerly, New Orleans and surrounding areas had eluded the calamity of the storm, which was later proven wrong. A flood warning was announced after it was predicted that the river would ‘’rise 60ft,’’ which would overflow a levee. A few of the barriers surrounding the city ‘’broke or were washed away’’ within one day of landfall, flooding the ‘’Sinking City’’. The …show more content…
In this essay, the author
- Describes how hurricane katrina devastated eastern north america with blustery winds of 170 mph (280 km per hour) and storm surge values ranging from 10 to 20 feet.
- Explains that new orleans and surrounding areas had eluded the calamity of the storm. a flood warning was announced after it was predicted that the river would ‘’rise 60ft,’’ which would overflow a levee.
- Explains that hurricane katrina demolished more residential buildings than any other recent hurricane and left many people homeless.
- Explains that katrina was the costliest hurricane in u.s. history due to the damage dealt.
- Explains how new orleans' levees have been increased and the shape changed from concrete ‘i’-shaped to steel ‘t’ and ‘l’
- Explains that hurricane katrina killed around 2,000 people and affected 90,000 square miles of the united states. people along the gulf coast have made a great attempt to return to their normal lives while rebuilding their city.
Katrina demolished more residential buildings than any other recent hurricane and ‘’Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne which in total, wrecked approximately 85,000 homes.’’ Hurricane Katrina also left ‘’many people homeless as more than 800,000 housing units were destroyed or damaged in the storm.’’ The storm dislocated beyond a million people in the Gulf Coast region. Even though residents have returned home, up to ‘’600,000 households were still displaced a month later.’’ The storm may have happened in 2006, but it still impacted the following year by 85 percent of public schools remaining
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- Explains that katrina had moved west moving near florida on the 25th. it was a hurricane 2 hours before it had reached florida.
- Explains that katrina was a category 3 hurricane and had 115 mile per hour winds at the time.
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- Explains that the army corps of engineers had built a system of levees and seawalls to keep the city from flooding.
- Explains that new orleans mayor ray nagin issued the city's first-ever mandatory evacuation order the day before katrina hit.
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- Explains that fema took days to establish operations in new orleans, and even then did not seem to have a sound plan of action.
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- Explains that most damage and loss of life concentrated in new orleans due to a lack of plan by the city/state government to evacuate the people. looting and criminal behavior followed quickly and the governor was slow to call for the national guard
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1498 wordsRead More - The History of Hurricane Katrinaanalytical essayOn August 29, 2005, the third strongest and biggest hurricane ever recorded in American history hit the Gulf Coast at eight o’clock a.m. The interaction between a tropical depression and a tropical wave created a tropical storm later referred to as Hurricane Katrina (FAQS, 2013). Forming over the Bahamas, Hurricane Katrina gradually strengthened as it moved closer and closer to the Gulf of Mexico. Recorded on August 28th, 2005, Katrina jumped from a category three storm to a category five storm with maximum sustained winds up to 160 miles per hour. Although other hurricanes, such as Hurricane Rita and Hurricane Wilma, exceeded Katrina, this dominant storm was classified as the fourth most intense hurricane based its pressure capacity. Once Hurricane Katrina hit land, it was pronounced as a category four storm moving slowly. While people thought that the slow speed of this storm prevented trauma, records show that Katrina did more damage than any fast-moving storm could have ever achieved (Solanki, 2013). Katrina produced abundant debris. The debris was in such large quantity that if it was stacked together on a football field, the rubble would reach the elevation of ten and a half miles. The size of Katrina also caused 90,000 square miles to be affected. Once proclaimed a category three storm, Hurricane Katrina slowed to the speed of 155 miles per hour. At this point in time, Katrina proved to be the sixth most prevailing hurricane traced in history. (Solanki, 2013). Several different aspects of life were impacted by Hurricane Katrina such as availability of gasoline, economic issues, and the ability to have an adequate supply of drinking water (Solanki, 2013). Hurricane Katrina was a large storm ...
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- Describes hurricane katrina as the third strongest and biggest hurricane ever recorded in american history.
- Explains how the ruckus of hurricane katrina affected seven states, including georgia, florida, alabama, mississippi, and louisiana.
- Explains that fema is a well-known organization in areas affected by katrina such as louisiana.
- Cites herman, charles (2006, august 25). katrina’s economic impact: one year later. abc news.
- Explains that unemployment rates were elevated due to katrina, and that the state of louisiana lost 214,000 jobs.
- Analyzes how 1.4 billion dollars was distributed to imposters by the u.s. government during this time of loss.
- Analyzes how pump prices jump across the u.s. after katrina. bush, george w. (president of the united states). president discusses hurricane relief
- Cites shah, anup, solanki, parul, thomas, hilton, sieger, m, gajilan, a, burger, t. j., roston, e.
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- Explains that hurricane katrina killed 1,833 people, left 600,000 houses damaged 273,000 people were able to be sheltered right away.
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- 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.
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- 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."
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