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Hurricane Katrina 2005 Flashcards

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What date did the hurricane occur?

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25th August 2005

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Where did the hurricane happen?

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New Orleans

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What areas were affected by the hurricane?

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New Orleans, Louisiana, Florida

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What category is the hurricane?

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4-5

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What was the windspeed?

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280km/h

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What was the radius of the hurricane?

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56km

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What was the storm surge height?

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3-8 metres

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What was the rainfall?

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8-10 inches

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How many fatalities were there?

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1836 fatalities

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How many injuries were there?

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7500

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How many houses were destroyed or damaged?

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800,000

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What were the criminal issues in the hurricane?

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Criminal gangs roamed the streets looting homes and businesses

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How many jobs were lost?

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184,600

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How many levees failed?

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15 (mix of man made and natural)

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How much of New Orleans was flooded?

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80%

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How many people drowned in floods?

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1200

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How many people were made homeless?

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1 million

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What we’re the issues with evacuation?

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The poorest communities were left behind as they couldn’t afford to leave

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19
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How many oil platforms were destroyed?

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30 causing the closure of 9 refineries

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How many acres of forest land were destroyed?

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1.3 million acres costing $5 billion

21
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How much was the economic impact in Louisiana and mississipi?

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Exceeded $150 billion

22
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What did insurance companies do?

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Stopped insuring homeowners in the area

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How many facilities experienced oil spills?

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44 facilities

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What was the total cost?

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$300 billion

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How many people were displaced?
1.17 million
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What did the Uk government send?
Food aid
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What did the hurricane centre do?
Gave accurate plotting of the hurricanes track
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How many people did the cost guard rescue that were stranded in New Orleans?
33,000 of the 60,000 people
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How many national guard personnel were activated to deal with the storms aftermath?
58,000 with troops coming from all 50 states
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Was there a lack of evacuation shelters?
Super bowl held 30,000 people but was only designed to have 800, 1,200 of the deaths occurred when the super bowl flooded
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What aid did India send?
Tarps, Blankets and hygiene packs
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Did red cross give aid
Yes
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What did the Bush Administration do to help?
Sought $105 billion for repairs, however they did not act soon enough
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How much money did the government provide in aid?
$50 billion
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What was the national guard mobilised to do?
To restore law and order in New Orleans
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What did the congress authorise for victims?
$62.3 billion worth of aid
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What did FEMA provide?
Provided housing assistance (rental assistance, trailers etc) to more than 700,000 applicants
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What issue was there for housing shortages?
Only 1/5 of the trailers requested by the New Orleans Parish were given resulting in housing shortages.
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What did FEMA pay for to help displaced families?
paid for individuals and families hotel costs with a total of $12,000 given
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What did Kanye West state about the responses of the event?
That there were racial reasons for the slow response
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What is the frequency of tropical storms in New Orleans?
Once every 7-11 years
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How many of the total residents were evacuated?
90-92% of 1.3 million residents were evacuated
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Why did the levees collapse?
There was a lack of management of the upkeep of them, with the French levees being originally built as early as 1717.
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When did people start to be evacuated?
Just 20 hours before the storm hit, when predictions had been given before that
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How many people did the Louisiana super dome house for 2 days with food and water?
26,000
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What happened to rail traffic?
Canadian National Railway suspended all rail traffic in Mississippi and New orleans on the 28th August
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When was a state of emergency announced?
2 days before the storm
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When did schools close?
3/2 days before the storm

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