Hurricane Katrina Flashcards
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Mag (Hurricane Katrina)
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Cat 3 landfall
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Place (Hurricane Katrina)
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SE usa
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Date (Hurricane Katrina)
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29 August 2005
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Impacts on people (Hurricane Katrina)
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1800 people killed
3000000 houses destroyed
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Imapcts on environment (Hurricane Katrina)
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Flooding damaged oil refineries resulting in oil spills
Coastal habitats and vegetation destroyed
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Forecasting (Hurricane Katrina)
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NHC issue warnings and tracked the pursuit if the hurricane
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Warning + evac (Hurricane Katrina)
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70-80% new orleans evacuated
Monitoring systems tracked and predicted path of hurricane
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Defences (Hurricane Katrina)
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Sea wall (which was broken during the flood) along with the levees
