HURRICANE KATRINA

Question 1

When was it?

Answer 1

August 2005

Question 2

Where was it?

Answer 2

South east USA

Question 3

What category was the hurricane ?

Answer 3

Category 4. But then intensified to be a category 5

Question 4

Windspeed?

Answer 4

280km/hr

Question 5

What warnings were in place?

Answer 5

=risk assessments
=articles

Question 6

Why was New Orleans at risk?

Answer 6

=not constructed to modern standards
=levee systems resulted in shrinkage of soils.

Question 7

How many people became refugees?

Answer 7

=over 1 million

Question 8

How many houses were flooded in NO?

Answer 8

= 180,000 houses
= 55k too damaged to repair`

Question 9

Deaths:

Answer 9

1242

Question 10

What did looters raid?

Answer 10

=abandoned homes
=shops

Question 11

Overall costs?

Answer 11

$200 billion

Question 12

What does FEMA stand for?

Answer 12

Federal emergency management agency.

Question 13

What did fema fund as a LTR?

Answer 13

=rebuilding of homes
Still temporary housing
Some areas still not rebuilt up to 6 years later.

Question 14

How was MH affected?

Answer 14

=lots of stress
=PTSD
=1.3 billion invested into info and education systems.

Question 15

What does NOAA stand for?

Answer 15

National oceanic and atmospheric administration

Question 16

What did the LTR’s highlight?

Answer 16

=racial divide
=poorest black areas were helped the least.
=dehydrated survivors were turned away.

Question 17

Responses :

Answer 17

=aid and army support
=rebuild homes
=president Bush’ reputation damaged
=racial divide
=highly political