✅HAZARDS Case Study - Tropical Storms, Hurricane Katrina

Question 1

Date

Answer 1

Aug 23-31 2005

Question 2

Where affected

Answer 2

Florida, Louisiana, Texas

Question 3

Intensity

Answer 3

Category 3 when it landed in Florida
Winds of 100-140 mph

Question 4

Primary impacts

Answer 4

Rainfall 417mm caused local flooding in Florida, damaging 100 homes
$523m in damage, mainly due to crop damage
Storm surge of up to 8.5m, caused major flooding
Displaced 1 million people, killed 1800

Question 5

Secondary Impacts

Answer 5

8 million gallons of oil spilled due to storm, caused price to rise
Agriculture lost $1.3bn due to damage

Question 6

Preparation

Answer 6

58% of those affected evacuated before landfall
Some didn’t evacuate as they didn’t want to leave their home, felt secure due to the levees

Question 7

Protection

Answer 7

Levees failed, storm more intense than expected

Question 8

Short Term responses

Answer 8

US government gave $50bn in aid
Helicopter evacuations
Trucks with relief supplies like food arrives Sept 2nd, gov criticised for slow reaction

Question 9

Long term responses

Answer 9

Levee system rebuilt higher
Improved evacuation plans
Rebuilding of New Orleans hurricane defenses cost $14.6bn