Hurricane Katrin Article Analysis

While racism in the handling of the disaster was evident to many Southern blacks, some believe that poverty was a contributing factor. Not only were 90% of the citizens of New Orleans black, they were also extremely poor.

In this paper, I will analyze both the effects of the Chicago Heat Wave of 1995 and of the 2005 cyclone Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana. I argue that victim blaming in the turmoil of “natural” disasters is the result of both a crucial injustice of government and an insufficient display and abuse of power. Furthermore, I will stress that the astronomical death tolls following both events are avoidable and are therefore an unjust distribution of human rights. I will emphasize how my understanding of the term “natural disaster” has become challenged upon reading Eric Klinenberg’s essay on denaturalizing disaster and in watching Spike Lee’s film on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in the Ninth Ward of New Orleans.

Although the extent in which color blind racism surrounded Hurricane Katrina was a contributor to the relief efforts that went about helping those in need because of the pure carnage with Katrina had caused the representation also backed this up with different terminology used to portray different races in ways which made Black Americans more subordinate, which shows how colour blind racism played a hegemony part in the politics of Hurricane Katrina. From evidence gathered it can be seen in a context where the government's involvement before and after hurricane Katrina which can show and demonstrate the hegemony of color blind racism and the different dynamics which have shown the use of color blind racism. Although this approach wasn't primarily

Futhermore, crime in New Orleans increased drastically. On September 1, 2005, victims of Hurricane Katrina reperted crimes of rape and domestic violence. The violent crimes left corpses lying on the ground everywhere in the city. “We have individuals who

The devastation of Hurricane Katrina on the city of New Orleans sparked a national conversation about who, or what, to blame for the disaster. There were inherent problems in how the chain of command was structured for the response to the disaster, and issues with how the plan was implemented. Furthermore, since the hurricane disproportionately devastated low income and predominately African American neighborhoods, many questioned the equity of the implementation plans. Additionally, historical causes for the disaster could not be overlooked. The history of racial housing segregation and the embrace of levee policies that endangered the city were also reasons why many blamed the federal and state governments for not anticipating the disaster

The differing versions of Katrina’s aftermath raise many questions. Although most media accounts were noted to be unsubstantiated, it’s believed that violence could have been prevalent after the hurricane made landfall, as stated by victims that were interviewed. If these accounts were in fact able to be substantiated, then Katrina would then be considered to be unique amongst similar storms and requires new consideration among sociologists (Tierney et al., 2006). Most importantly, this assertion can specify the need for unique law enforcement needs within the scope of emergency planning and response. There’s no doubt that crime and violence occurred as a result of Katrina however, was this an atypical storm when considering the vulnerability

New Orleans’s evacuation plan disintegrated before Katrina even hit! People with cars needed to head north, and for people with without cars would have buses pick them up. In total 1,100 buses approached to collect people in need. I-12, a highway similar I-10, became heavily cluttered with traffic, forcing people to camp out in the Superdome. One man fell to his death on purpose saying he “Didn’t have anything to live for”. One August 28th, as Katrina inched closer, 16,000 refugees evacuated to the Superdome. But the more people who evacuated, the worse it got. It became more crowded, people had smaller rations, and the smell grew to an almost unbearable state. There was no electricity and no plumbing! That’s right people had to use the restroom on the floor! Four days after Katrina, over a hundred nursing home citizens died of heat or dehydration. About 1.5 million people got evacuated from Katrina, but 100,000 other people

Have you ever wished you were more ready for a storm, like a hurricane? A couple weeks ago a bad hurricane named Irma came up here, however it was not the bad when it go to us. This storm was crazy was crazy we was not near ready at all we are talking about how a nation,self,and consequences.We live in a great country, but we could be more ready as a nation. Shelters are very important during a storm.A shelter is a place to go when you do not have a home. Or you have a house but it can not take the storm. A shelters is a place that provides food and water.The nation can helps us stock up on water.All of the supermarkets was out of food and water. This is what we need. The lights was out so we did not water.A lot of people did not have the right amount of water.or food to make it so people was trying to leave and go some where to find food and water.

In addition, actions during the crisis caused by Hurricane Katrina have fueled racial suspicions and exacerbated racial mistrust. On September 1, 2005, 3 days after Hurricane Katrina struck, thousands of evacuees who were fleeing the wretched conditions of the city and the Convention Center marched toward a bridge that would take them to safety. They were met at the bridge by the Gretna Police, who brandished rifles. The evacuees recount hearing gunshots as the police prevented them from crossing the bridge and turned them back to the city.

The article, The science behind Hurricane Mathew’s unexpected course change shows that Hurricane Matthew occurred on the first week of October in 2016 and hit Haiti-North Carolina. The article I read was about was mainly about, how Hurricane Matthew affected community’s, states, people, and animals and how this was all started. According to my article, this event occurred when warm ocean water in the Atlantic ocean, Caribbean sea, and Gulf of Mexico mixed with enough moist air to create a tropical storm then a variation of wind speed and direction (a wind shear) hit the ground which made Hurricane Matthew form. Based

No one knows what I went through; you were not in shoes during hurricane Maria. I was at my father's at house. I was sleeping in my room with my dog. First, I heard the wind going “Woosh! Woosh!.” When I woke up Maria was already here! Unexpectedly, my house got flooded. During the flooding, I had to grabbed the mop while my father went to grabbing towels to try and dry the water. I was worried about mother and sibling since I could not contact them. Eventually, I felt as if my house was a prison since there was not anything to do.

The hurricane Ike was the third most powerful hurricane to hit the US. It is a Cape Verdean type hurricane because it developed in the Cape Verdean archipelago. It developed a dangerous and destructive storm surge across the southwest Louisiana coasts and upper Texas, ending up being one of the most destructive and deadliest natural disasters in the US. It is categorized as a “Hurricane” because it developed from warm sub-tropical waters located in the Atlantic Ocean.

Hurricane Mathew has come and gone more than a week has since passed. In this day and age most of the news is rather negative or outright bad. It's not often that stories with happy conclusions occur in the event of natural disasters, but there was one that is rather special, and you may already have heard, because many have already written about this.

Hurricane season in the Gulf of Mexico always poses a threat to the American south, and this years annual thrashing is turning out to be quite historic. Hurricane Harvey devastated the Houston area of Texas, while Irma proceeded to ravage Florida and the islands below. Currently, a third major threat to the Gulf Coast is taking shape, detailed in the article Hurricane Harvey, Irma, Jose and now Maria. Americans brace for new danger by Luis Gomez of the San Diego Union-Tribune. These hurricanes have killed and injured many, destroyed cities and plucked much vegetation from the ground. The article details, “First Hurricane Harvey flooded huge swaths of the South and now Irma has left hundreds of thousands of Floridians without power more than a week after it struck the state.” These hurricanes leave the people affected in a serious predicament considering they are without shelter, food, water and other necessities. These hardships caused by hurricanes relate to the adversity faced by Jamestown during their early years.

In the year 2015 the United States was hit by a deadly and destructive tropical cyclone, also known as Hurricane Katrina. This deadly storm was known to destroy many homes and took away about 61 thousand lives. The storm hit many cities although specifically in this case I would like to focus more on the effects it had on New orleans. To being with one thing we need to look back to see how scientist and city officials discussed preparation and planning prior to the Katrina disaster and what may have been the close calls we avoided. Along with Hurricane Katrina; it’s also argued that the New Orleans Police Department, during this time of crisis, took advantage of their power and the people's vulnerability. Lastly we must look back to examine and learn from this catastrophe; to see how we can be prepared for when another hurricane strikes.