hurricane katrina aug 2005

Question 1

how fast were the winds

Answer 1

175 mph

Question 2

where did the hurricane originate

Answer 2

as a low pressure system over the Atlantic

Question 3

after the low pressure system formed a hurricane where did it go

Answer 3

it moved west approaching the Florida coast

Question 4

what category was Katrina

Answer 4

5

Question 5

when did the event occur

Answer 5

august 2005

Question 6

what happened to the levees in new Orleans

Answer 6

the levees designed to cope with category 3 storm surges failed leading to catastrophic flooding

Question 7

how tall were the storm surges

Answer 7

over 6 meters

Question 8

what are the 2 bodies of water that surround new Orleans

Answer 8

the Mississippi river and lake ponchartrain

Question 9

where does new Orleans sit in relation to the sea level

Answer 9

below it

Question 10

why did some people not leave after evacuation order was placed

Answer 10

some of the poorest couldn’t afford to leave or wanted to protect their properties

Question 11

what place was set up for people who couldn’t escape the storm

Answer 11

the super dome

Question 12

what were conditions like in the super dome

Answer 12

unhygienic with food shortages

Question 13

how many people drowned in the floods

Answer 13

Over a thousand

Question 14

how many people were made homeless

Answer 14

1 million

Question 15

why did petrol prices rise

Answer 15

because oil facilities were damaged

Question 16

why was the us gov criticised

Answer 16

because evacuating residents was a very slow process and the poorest and most vulnerable were left behind

Question 17

how much did the government provide in aid

Answer 17

50 billion usd

Question 18

what did the uk gov send

Answer 18

food aid

Question 19

what are 3 environmental issues that came from the hurricane

Answer 19

oil spills into water, devastation of coasts and tree loss

Question 20

where is new Orleans

Answer 20

Louisiana

Question 21

why didn’t water drain

Answer 21

because the levees stopped it and below sea level

Question 22

what happend 24hrs before the hurricane hit

Answer 22

a mandatory evacuation from fema

Question 23

how long before was the evacuation plan written

Answer 23

18 hours

Question 24

what happened due to lake ponchartrain breaking

Answer 24

the ninth district was flooded very badly which had a big effect on its own but was paired with the fact that the ninth district is the poorest area of new orleans