Hurricaine Katrina (hic) case study Flashcards
1
Q
When did this hurricane occur?
A
August 2005
2
Q
Where did there storm affect?
A
Louisiana and south Mississippi (Gulf Coast) - USA, North America, NE of Mexico
3
Q
State some social impacts of the storm. (2)
A
1,800 people died
1 million people left homeless
4
Q
State an economical impact of the storm. (1)
A
Oil facilities damaged
5
Q
State an environmental impact of the storm.
A
Flooding - storm surges
6
Q
State some short term responses to the storm. (3)
A
Homeless people in Superdome - unhygenic, shortages of food and water
Evacuation
National guard to maintain law and order
7
Q
State a long term response to the storm.
A
50 billion dollars given by the government to repair damages
