Mississippi Goddam

Hurricane Katrina was a devastating hurricane that hit New Orleans in 2005. It made landfall in New Orleans August 29, 2005. It was a separating storm between Grand Isle, Louisiana, and the Mississippi River. In these areas there were severe floods. When this tragedy happened I was three years old. I remember watching this on the news with my grandparents saying, “Wow, that’s crazy, I hope everyone is ok”. Even though I was very young, I still knew what was going on in the world at the time. Hurricane

Hot and humid weather, hurricanes, Mississippi river, jazz, delicious food, famous vacation place, and relatively high proportion of black people. These are all that I’d heard about New Orleans before I came to this city. A month has passed since I arrived to New Orleans, and I experienced more than I’d knew. But still, although I was aware of the fact that what I had experienced until now are not everything about New Orleans, I was surprised when I learned about the new aspects of New Orleans through

Hurricane Katrina Debris Management Hurricane Katrina is a world disaster that happened in the United States during the year 2005. The business district and main tourist centers were relatively undamaged, but vast expanses of many New Orleans neighborhoods were inundated, making Katrina the largest residential disaster in U.S. history (Plyer, Allison). The government had to devise new ways to manage the waste for a clean environment. Waste management is not an easy task to implement and get accomplished

When many of us hear about New Orleans we think about Mardi Gras, casinos, and the French heritage. Tourists drive right by the deprived and less fortunate areas of Louisiana without even realizing it. Many people go visit New Orleans and doing so for a vacation without realizing how bad the poverty in this city is. Once realized how dramatic the poverty level is in New Orleans, these dismal areas are difficult to endure. It was August 29, 2005 when Hurricane Katrina hit the city of New Orleans

The most deadliest hurricane of all time had just hit the city of New Orleans. Around 4:00pm I remember my parents packing me and my sibling’s suitcases,at the time i didn't know what was going on, but i did know i was never going to see my city again. We must've drove across the bridge for days it felt like, there was so many cars all trying to escape the city that it actually took 6 hours to get off the bridge. I was on my way to Baton Rouge, a city I knew nothing about, I knew immediately

Austin Migoski History 1400 Dr. Sylvia Taschka 5 November 2014 Word count: 835 Zeitoun Hurricane Katrina, one of the most destructive hurricanes to whirl through the southern states of America in 2005, is probably one of the worst natural disasters of the United States in the 21st century. Damages from the storm were estimated at more than $100 billion . People living in the southern states fled north to reach safety from the storm after hearing about it being a category five hurricane on the news

What happens If Your Do Not Evacuate: It Is Not Just About You Sometimes The question some if not many people have is "Can I be charged and/or arrested for failing to heed a mandatory evacuation order. The answer is yes, but not likely. In North Carolina for example, the governor can “Direct and compel the evacuation of all, or part of the population from any stricken or threatened area within the state during a state of emergency". "Anyone who violates an evacuation order can be charged with a

Hurricane Harvey was the costliest tropical cyclone on record, a lot of things were destroyed, but Harvey, primarily from widespread flooding in the Houston metropolitan area. The hurricane affected Texas, Louisiana, Belize, Nicaragua, Honduras, Eastern United States & more. Many people had to leave or move their family to a different location due to the hurricane. Hurricane Harvey did damage to things other than homes. This natural disaster was the first major hurricane to strike south texas since

Hurricane Harvey impacted the city of Houston drastically. It destroyed numerous of houses, cars, business and families. The number of fatalities was 82. Inflicted 125 billion of dollars in damage and its the second costliest hurricane that has hit the U.S.. Hurricane Harvey lasted approximately 18 days, which was enough to completely damage the city and break families apart.The catastrophes caused by Hurricane Harvey have influenced citizens to come together to restore the city of Houston. One of

Tornadoes and Hurricanes For a start, much damage comes from hurricanes and tornadoes, but they cause tons of damage like lifting up a house or picking up other things that are super heavy you wouldn’t imagine. A tornado and a hurricane can reach up to 5 wind speeds or 6EFs causing a house to lift up just leaving the pavement. That’s very serious and strong for a storm. These two types of storms have interesting elements, like how much it takes to repair, how many of these storms hit each year