The Possible Causes Of Hurricane Katrina

Another issue the was presented when Hurricane Katrina hit American soil revolved around the how the United States governments agencies at all levels approached the environment that was damaged. As was stated earlier the local government is always first to come to the rescue when disasters hit, but when has such as immense as Katrina would call for the likes of the federal government. The Federal Emergency Management Agency was among many of the agencies that would be called into questioning during

catastrophe is popularly known as Hurricane Katrina. However, in recent news it appears that we have another disastrous hurricane within our midst. Hurricane Harvey has since devastated the state of Texas, and more specifically the large city of Houston. This article helps to detail the comparisons between the two hurricanes. Although Hurricane Harvey is still in effect, there are many similarities and differences that we can already see between it and Hurricane Katrina. One main difference is the cities’

known as Hurricane Katrina brought terrible side-effects to lower-class African Americans. A catastrophe like Hurricane Katrina changed the lives of the lower-class African Americans forever because of the devastation from several effects. People today are more prepared for a natural disaster because “Hurricane Katrina was one of the strongest storms to hit the United States coast within the last 100 years” in New Orleans (Brianna Frank). Most of these ramifications of Hurricane Katrina came from

important to remember that severe weather such as hurricanes is also a part of the equation. Hurricanes can garner a large amount of media coverage, along with a lot of attention from the general public, depending on how severe the hurricane is. A hurricane has the potential to cause a substantial amount of damage, cost an unfortunate amount of money, and even take lives depending on the size of it. Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Irma are two hurricanes that did end up endangering the most lives, causing

The Second Epoch (1980 – 2000s) In the second epoch, the emphasis shifted from regulations to coordinating the objectives of the environment with other social and economic priorities, with more attention to human health effects, and to carrying out the environmental policies that were on books, more resourcefully. In a couple of instances, new goals were formed which went beyond the former goals, for example, including dangerous materials and hazardous waste to the environmental policy agenda, the

2005; a very strong storm known as Hurricane Katrina was heading northwest towards the mainland of the United States. Such a storm could lead to catastrophe and there will be no happy ending for anyone. When any type of natural disaster strikes, how does America respond and help those who are in need. The idea of Hurricane Katrina interested me because my favorite college football team are known as the “Miami Hurricanes”. It felt right to research hurricanes and how it affects many people near waters

waste (A Look at the Heath Crisis in Pueto Rico after Hurricane Maria, 2017). People are not only at risk for contraction of bacteria by drinking contaminated water but also by standing or walking through contaminated flood water where the bacteria can penetrate through any open wound (A Look at the Heath Crisis in Pueto Rico after Hurricane Maria, 2017). People trying to return to what is left of their homes in Puerto Rico following hurricane Maria are not concerned about standing water which is

that hurricanes are extremely dangerous and cause a significant amount of damage and devastation among many cities and countries. Researchers have studied and found that hurricanes could be classified and categorized into five different areas ranging from least severe to most extreme. Category one being the least severe and Category five would be known to destroy a whole city. Hurricanes are categorized on how much damage one can cause and how strong they are. There have been many hurricanes around

that we will explore more in depth hurricane Katrina as an example.

impact and destruction Hurricane Katrina left. Hurricanes are one of the most deadly natural disasters in the world. There is an average of six hurricanes per year, but the severity of the these storms varies. One of the most devastating storms to ever hit the United States was Hurricane Katrina. When evaluating the destruction caused by this hurricane, it is important to understand the atmosphere in which hurricanes occur, their warning signs, what took place during Hurricane Katrina itself, the aftermath