Storm Hazard Hurricane Katrina Flashcards
when did hurricane katrina happen
august 2005
what states did hurricane katrina impact
florida, new orleans, louisiana, mississippi, it become a depression in tennessee
where did the hurricane develop
over the Bahamas, on the 23rd of august
what category was this hurricane
5
what we’re it’s sustained wind speeds
280 km/h
what date and time did this hurricane first touch land
6:30pm on 26th of august
how many days did it take for the hurricane to become a category 4/5 storm
2 days
what are 3 social impacts of this hurricane
-more than 1 million people became refugees over the time of the hurricane refugees were registered in all 50 states
-Out of 180,000 houses in New Orleans, 110,000 were flooded and 55,000 were beyond repair
-Power and water supplies were disrupted 233,000 km², declared a disaster zone and it took two months for everyone to be reconnected
what are three economic impacts of hurricane Katrina
-Many oil instalments in the Gulf area were damaged cars in the price of oil to
-A famous French quarters of New Orleans, severely damaged, reducing tourism revenues
-Financial cost of the storm broke records
What are two environmental impacts of hurricane Katrina
-newOrleans, which is below sea level. Flood defences were destroyed.
-A place in Mississippi call Biloxi record of the USA’s largest ever storm surge
how did governments manage the event in the short term?
-Sports stadiums in New Orleans. We used to hold people who were fleeing, but this led to a lot of crime and squalor.
-The Red Cross did set up 275 shelters in nine states very quickly
How did governments manage the event in the long term?
People gathered in the Houston Astro dorm, however, it did take longer to reach refugees, but people ended up being shipped away because the place became overcrowded
