Hazards (hurricane)- Katrina

Question 1

Background info

Answer 1

-August 2005, Florida Orlando
-winds of 175mph, began as a low-pressure system over the Atlantic Ocean
-category 5

Question 2

Social impacts

Answer 2

-less than 2000 deaths
-100,000 homes without power
-1,200 drowned

Question 3

Environmental impacts

Answer 3

-80% of the city of New Orleans flooded
-caused beach erosion and demolishment at some coasts
-oil spills damaged ecosystems

Question 4

Economic impacts

Answer 4

-caused oil spills in 44 facilities= price of petrol in UK and USA rose
-$125 billion in damage

Question 5

Political impacts

Answer 5

-state made an evacuation order= poorer people stayed home to protect what they had

Question 6

Short-term responses

Answer 6

-UK gov sent food aid
-gov provided $50 billion in aid
-military and coast guards provided rescue

Question 7

Long-term responses

Answer 7

-in September, the congress authorised $62.3 billion in aid
-gov was criticised as they were unhelpful= set up many inadequate evacuation shelters like the Superbowl
-the National Guard was mobilised to restore law and order in New Orleans