katrina

Question 1

hazards

Answer 1

9.1m surge
280kmph sustained winds
cat 5 storm

Question 2

impacts

Answer 2

s
pop initially fell by 50% +
1,836 deaths, majority due to drowning
e
$125 billion in damage
1.3 million acres of forest destroyed, costing $5 billion
damage to oil rigs
env
beach erosion
7 million gallons of oil leaked
flood waters with sewage pumped into lake
p
gov criticised
levees not up to standard 80% new orleans flooded
most stranded were african american

Question 3

managment

Answer 3

before
effective prediction and 70% left of those told to evacuate
Louisiana superdome shelter suffered damage
risk perception as residents had only experienced small hurricanes before
during
273000 in shelters
coast guard rescued
india delivered 25 tons of relief supplies
after
congress authorised $62.3 billion for aid
dewatering of city took 6 weeks
1/5 of trailers requested for housing were supplied
criticism
50 levees failed
superdome designed to handle 800
effective prediction however