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Hurricaine Katrina, New Orleans Flashcards

1
Q

How much below sea level is New Zealand already

A

2m

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2
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What did wines of 100mph do

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Tear roof off supedome stadium where 9000 took refuge

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3
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When was it

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August 2005

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4
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What category was it

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5 (maximum)

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5
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How many died

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1833

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6
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What did it gain strength over

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Gulf of Mexico

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7
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3 effects

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Power lines cut
Trees felled
Cars hurled across streets
Shops wrecked

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8
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What helped pick up survivors

A

Boats

Helicopters

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9
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What did Mayor Ray Nagin order once the hurricane killed hundreds

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Evacuation of city

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10
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What was happening that the police had to deal with

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Looting

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11
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What did the government declare to speed up resources

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A public health emergency

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12
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4 crimes

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Looting
Rapes
Carjacking
Shootings

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13
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What is brought into New Orleans to tackle crime

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Extra National Guard units

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14
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Who promised long term reconstruction help

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President bush

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15
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What did relief workers open to collect corpses

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A mortuary

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16
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Where were thousands of survivors flown to

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Neighbouring states

17
Q

What did engineers do

A

Pump water out of New Orleans

18
Q

What does president bush lead an investigation into

A

How the distasteful was handed

19
Q

How much money was the whitehouse seeking to fund relief

A

$52 billion

20
Q

What did 5 people die from

A

E. Coli

High levels of lead

21
Q

How many people lost jobs

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400,000

22
Q

What did the Federal Emergency Management hand out to households

A

Debit cards worth up to $2000

23
Q

What was the aid money more than

A

9/11 and asian tsunami

24
Q

Who did 2/3 of Americans think could have done more to tackle flood and damage

A

President George Bush

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