Effects of Hurricane Katrina Flashcards
1
Q
How many people died because of Hurricane Katrina?
A
1800 died
2
Q
How many homes were destroyed?
A
300,000 homes were destroyed
3
Q
How many people were left with no electricity?
A
3 million were left with no electricity
4
Q
How much damage in $ ?
A
$300 billion in damage
5
Q
What rose?
A
Fuel prices rose
6
Q
What sort of crops were destroyed?
A
Cotton and sugar cane crops were destroyed
7
Q
What delicate habitats were destroyed?
A
Coastal habitats
8
Q
What were created as a result of Hurricane Katrina?
A
Tornadoes
9
Q
What % of New Orleans was flooded because the man made levees broke?
A
80%
10
Q
The _____ _____ flooded large areas of the coast
A
Storm surge:
The storm surge flooded large areas of the coast
11
Q
What decreases?
A
Tourism
12
Q
People had to…
A
move out of their homes:
People had to move out of their homes
