Case Study-Hurricane Katrina Flashcards
1
Q
Location of formation
A
South east Bahamas
2
Q
Peak wind speed
A
175 mph
3
Q
Lowest pressure
A
902 mb
4
Q
Landfall (2nd)
A
Bay St Louis 29th August 2005
5
Q
Storm surge (height)
A
6 meters
6
Q
Levee failures
A
50 seperate failures
7
Q
Deaths X2
A
1200 drowned
1800 total
8
Q
Homeless
A
1 million people (85% of the population of New Orleans)
9
Q
Oil rigs
A
44 damaged increasing prices, 9 had to be closed
10
Q
Oil spilled
A
26 million litres
11
Q
Cost of repairs
A
105 billion dollars
12
Q
Total economic impact
A
150 billion dollars
13
Q
Jobs at risk
A
1 million
14
Q
Forest lost
A
1.3 million acres
15
Q
Land permanently flooded
A
200 square miles including the breeding grounds of brown pelicans and turtles
