Cause And Effects Of Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina was the most horrific natural disasters in 2009. It was one of the most deadly disasters since 1928. In 1928 the hurricane that shocked everyone by having many fatalities was hurricane Okeechobee that hit Florida. Since hurricane Okeechobee Florida hadn’t experienced a hurricane like that one until hurricane hit in 2009. Hurricane Katrina was considered a category level five hurricane, which is the highest number of category levels for a hurricane. Only 3 category five level hurricanes

The Effects of Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina made landfall on August 29, 2005. What started out as a mere Category 1 hurricane heading towards Florida, soon made a sharp turn towards Louisiana and had rapidly developed into a Category 5 hurricane. The only good news about this hurricane was that as it came onshore it had thankfully slowed down to a Category 3 hurricane, but would still wreck major havoc on nearly all of the southern part of Louisiana. No one could have been prepared for the

The cause and the effects of Hurricane Harvey and Katrina Introduction: Within the past twelve years, the United States and the surrounding Unincorporated U.S. territories have faced many catastrophic hurricanes. After gathering information from articles electronically relating to governmental responses to Hurricane Harvey and Katrina, henceforth, the major impact government organization and the delivery of public services is quite shocking. The United States government now has one of the most

course of Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina was one of the deadliest and most costly hurricanes to date. The effects from the natural disaster have caused insurmountable damage to the affected families that range from one’s mental health to their economic standings. Furthermore, the preventative actions and recovery efforts that were implemented for Hurricane Katrina also exposed many deficiencies within the current natural disaster awareness programs. Due to the extreme impact that Hurricane Katrina

world was hurricane Katrina. Endless lessons can be learnt from this disaster especially when you have technological tools to prepare your citizens. (Barton, 2008. p123). On August 29, 2005 when hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast of the United States, nearly every trained meteorologist, public official in the country had underestimated its absolute power. In a wired, fully modern American city over,1800 hundreds of people died in this catastrophe. The total financial cost of Katrina, from repair

Hurricane Katrina In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina destroyed land, property and lives. There were over 250,000 buildings damaged or destroyed, over 1,800 deaths, and cost billions of dollars in damage. The exact cost of the storm is hard to determine, but easily rose over $110 billion, which was what the U.S. federal government promised to spend to get people and businesses back on track. In addition to the damaged property and people, Hurricane Katrina caused psychological problems with people

Hurricane Katrina impacted the lives of many residents of New Orleans. Many lost their house, job, irreplaceable memories,or even family members. The government's appalling response and injustices against African Americans caused even more damage than what already happened. Residents of New Orleans were being discriminated, looked over, and abandoned before and after Hurricane Katrina. When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast of New Orleans on August 29, 2005, the government failed to evacuate

Bahamas and this storm was called Hurricane Katrina. Once it had formed, the citizens along the Gulf Coast were warned a storm was heading their way and were told to evacuate. Among the states that were warned was New Orleans and this state was at risk. The day before Katrina hit, the mayor of New Orleans had declared evacuation and if this was not possible the citizens would go to a stadium called the Superdome. Katrina hit New Orleans August 29 as a category 3 hurricane. The National Weather Service

Hurricane Katrina was one of the greatest natural disasters of history. A devastating effect of this hurricane resulted in more than 1,800 citizens losing their lives,as well as more than an estimated $81 billion dollars in damages occurred. The economy suffered greatly after the hurricane. Body of Research Katrina formed over the Bahamas on August 23,2005 as a tropical depression. Katrina moved towards Florida and hit Florida as a category one hurricane

In the wake of nature’s fury, a disaster of another kind followed the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. When it came time for the government to take quick and efficient action decades of indifference, blame, and incompetence reached a climax, leaving thousands in unacceptable conditions. To further delve into the extent of the political catastrophe that took place in terms of intergovernmental relations there needs to be a closer look taken at the agencies, leaders, and officials that tried shuffling