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Hurricane Katrina Case Study Flashcards

1
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When did Hurricane Katrina take place?

A

August 2015

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2
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When did the storm first develop?

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23rd August

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3
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Whereabouts did the storm first develop?

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Over the Bahamas

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4
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When was Hurricane Katrina upgraded to a Category 4 storm?

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28th August

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5
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Where was it headed on 28th August?

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Mississippi and Louisiana

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6
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What category did Hurricane Katrina reach?

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5

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7
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What record did it reach in regards to the Atlantic basin/

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It was the 5th most intense Atlantic basin hurricane on record

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8
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What was a sustained windspeed of the hurricane?

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280km/hr

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9
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What were gusts up to?

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345km/hr

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10
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What was the central pressure of the hurricane?

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902mb

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11
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When were advance warnings in force?

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By 26th August

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12
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When and were did President Bush declare a state of emergency?

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On 27th August in Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi.

This was two days before the hurricane was expected to make landfall.

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13
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What did authorities find difficult?

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The sheer scale of the disaster.

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14
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When was New Orleans evacuated?

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28th August

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15
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Where does New Orleans lie?

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The Gulf Coast of the USA

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16
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Why did the original flood defences put the city at an even greater risk?

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The flood control measures had resulted in the shrinkage of soils.

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17
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What did the shrinkage of soils mean for New Orleans?

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Over 50% of the land was now below sea level

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18
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What was the problem with the levee system?

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Much of it had not been constructed to modern standards and the replacement work was only 60-90% complete.

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19
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What happened to the levee during the storm?

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The levee failed during the storm surge.

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20
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When was the evacuation plan for New Orleans drawn up?

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19 hours before Katrina’s landfall

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21
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How many people didn’t evacuate New Orleans?

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150,000

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22
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Why didn’t everyone evacuate?

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They wanted to stay

23
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Where did refugees seek protection?

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The Louisiana Superdome

24
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How long did the basic supplies of food and water last the 150,000 people who stayed?

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3 days

25
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How high was the Louisiana storm surge?

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10m high in some places

26
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What category was the hurricane when it hit the Louisiana and Mississippi border?

A

Category 3

27
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How many people became refugees as a result of the hurricane?

A

Over 1 million

28
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What percentage of evacuees stayed within 400km of their homes?

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75%

29
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What percentage of New Orleans was deluged by flood water?

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80%

30
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How many houses were in the city of New Orleans?

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180,000

31
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How many homes in New Orleans were flooded?

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110,000

32
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How many homes in New Orleans were damaged beyond repair?

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55,000

33
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How big was the disaster zone?

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233,000km2

34
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How many people were living without power?

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5million

35
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How long did it take for everyone to be reconnected to the power supply again?

A

Almost 2 months

36
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How many people died in total?

A

1242

37
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How many died in Louisiana?

A

1035

38
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How many people died in Mississippi?

A

228

39
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Why didn’t many people die in the aftermath of the storm?

A

The USA had the infrastructure to ensure that people had access to clean water, medical care and food supplies

40
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What was damaged in the Gulf area?

A

Many oil installations (rigs and refineries)

41
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What was an immediate effect of the damaged oil installations?

A

The price of oil shot up, affecting people worldwide

42
Q

How much was the price of 1l of petrol in the UK as a result of the Hurricane?

A

£1 per litre, this was the first time that this had ever happened

43
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Why did tourism decline?

A

The famous French Quarter of New Orleans was severely damaged

44
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Why did the National Guard have to be deployed?

A

Looters ransacked the abandoned homes and shops

45
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What were the National Guard’s orders?

A

To treat looters ruthlessly

46
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What records did the financial cost of the storm break?

A

All records in the USA

47
Q

What was the damage cost estimated?

A

$200billion

48
Q

What did major insurance companies have to do?

A

Issue profit warnings to their shareholders

49
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Why did the insurance companies have to issue profit warnings to their shareholders?

A

They had so many claims

50
Q

How much money did the US Senate authorise in the first week of September?

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$10.5billion

51
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How much money was allocated by Federal funds on the 7th September?

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451.8billion

52
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How much money did the public donate to the American Red Cross?

A

$1.8 billion

53
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Who was the most affected by Hurricane Katrina according to reports?

A

Black American urban dwellers, the poorest and most disadvantaged members of society.

54
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Why did President Bush come under criticism?

A

For being slow to visit the affected area

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