Hurricane Charley

Introduction Hurricane Katrina is known for being the most dangerous and murderous hurricane that occurred on August of 2005. It was formed by a tropical wave that moved from the coast of Africa to the Gulf Coast. According to hurricanes they are distinguished by five different categories, the fifth being the strongest. The tropical wave turned into a hurricane under the fifth category that destroyed thousands of homes and killed thousands of people. Hurricane Katrina destroyed New Orleans hardest

population of about 37,000 people during the 1900. Being a city on the gulf coast, getting hit by a hurricane was expected. Galveston has been hit with many hurricanes before but one particular hurricane almost wiped out the whole city. On September 8th, 1900, a potent hurricane producing wind up to 120 miles per hour and flooded the city with about 15 feet of water made landfall. The aftermath of the hurricane was horrific, it broke the city down to rubbles and a few thousands of people lost their lives

river which as within walking distance of both the docks and the homes of the wealthy inhabitants of the city (Campanella). As the city developed into a modern metropolis the original patterns remained in place and contributed to the outcomes of Hurricane Katrina. Prior to the storm it was known that the land being built on was not safe or fit for development. The government encouraged this development by making it “safe” to build on and by subsidizing building projects there

Hurricane Katrina was a catastrophic natural disaster in American history. The aftermath had substantial negative impact on New Orleans and it could have been avoided if proper disaster management practices were put in place. Therefore, it is important to determine the factors that caused the hurricane to be catastrophic. One factor that was responsible for the disaster was failure of the three levels of the government working cohesively (Thiede & Brown, 2013). The incoherent interaction between

management following Hurricane Andrew in 1993 caused FEMA to develop a list of recommendations for States to manage unsolicited goods, unaffiliated volunteers, and donations. After the Oklahoma City Bombing in 1995, thousands of spontaneous volunteers showed up to help, but there was no management process in place to coordinate their efforts. This led to Federal Officials requesting that local and state disaster plans begin including processes to organize and manage volunteers. When Hurricane Floyd hit the

shows the perspective of the victims of Hurricane Katrina, a side not usually reflected. Through Neufeld’s approach, a different version of a story well known is presented, inducing a different view of the event on the readers. Known as one of the top five hurricanes in the United States, Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans. Surely, it is remembered to have been disastrous to the city and those who were unable to evacuate on time. The warning of Hurricane Katrina was late, but many were still able

Hurricane Katrina Scandal Without doubt, Hurricane Katrina has been the major catastrophe of the century suffered in the United States. The category 5 hurricane which at first was on course to hit Florida drifted into the Gulf of Mexico taking a direct route to New Orleans. On his way, the hurricane left hundreds of dead, affected hundreds of thousands and left billions of dollars in damage. The largest number of deaths occurred in New Orleans where the hurricane hit the hardest and which was flooded

This paper will discuss the differences between two different natural and man-made disasters. The disasters that will be discussed are Hurricane Katrina and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Additionally, this paper will look into the specifics of what constitutes a natural and man-made disaster. Specifically, this paper will look into each disaster to include the events surrounding them; the risks; and the assessments. Furthermore, this paper will look at some of the details of each disaster

stereotypes are not so prominent when an individual is creating his or her sense of identity, self, or “place.” These ideals are made up of numerous different attributes, lending to a sense of community and solidarity among those from like places. After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, Louisiana in September of 2005, the city was rocked by its heavy losses on both cultural and

dual-status commanders appeared after inadequate path and direction between state and federal forces throughout Hurricane Katrina restrict response efforts (Bucci 1). In Katrina incident, active duty and National Guard tasks, even those that were obviously same in practice, were supervised by two different series of command. The dual-status arrangement of the National Guard during Hurricane Sandy, despite, allow state and federal military responders to have the directives from the workforces and function