Hurricane Katrina And Cylone Nargis Case Study

Question 1

Where did it take place

Answer 1

South East USA, Myanmar

Question 2

What a comparason of environmental impacts

Answer 2

. Kitrina:
- coatal habitats destroyed eg Turle breading beaches damaged
- flooding rifineries caused an oil spill
Nargis:
-14000km^2 flooded
- 38000 hectares of mangroves damged
Flooding caused erosion and salination of land

Question 3

What is a comparason of the socail impacts

Answer 3

Kitrina:
1800 killed, 300000 houses destroyed, 3mil no electricity, roads damged, 230000 jobs lost because of damged businesses
Nargis:
140000 killed, 450000 house destroyed, 65% of paddies destroyed -loss of lively hoods, diseases from por sanitation

Question 4

Forcast comparason

Answer 4

.kitrina
Sophisticated
Nargis
Relie on other counties - risky

Question 5

Evacuation comparason

Answer 5

.kitrina
70%- 80% evacuated some traffic because people didn’t take public
Nargis
Warned 48 hours in advance and didn’t reach rural comunitees

Question 6

Defence comparason

Answer 6

Kitrina 
Pumping system failed
Levis 
80% of city under water 
Nargis 
Mangrove already chopped down 
Goverment refused aid agencies 
Weak houses