Tropical Storms - Effects And Responses

Question 1

when did hurricane katrina strike and where did it hit

Answer 1

• it struck in august 2005

- hitting mississippi and louisiana in the usa

Question 2

how many people were killed by the hurricane

Answer 2

1800 people

Question 3

how many houses were destroyed

Answer 3

300000

Question 4

what percentage of new orleans was flooded

Answer 4

80% along with other large areas

Question 5

how many people wee left without electricity

Answer 5

3 million

Question 6

what large scale damages were done

Answer 6

• some bridges collapsed

- coastal habitats were damaged

Question 7

what were the secondary effects of the hurricane

Answer 7

• several hundred thousands were made homeless
• 230,000 jobs were lost from damaged businesses
• water supplies were polluted with sewage and chamicals

Question 8

what were the total costs of the damage estimate to be

Answer 8

$150 billion

Question 9

what were the immediate responses in terms of rescue and evacuation

Answer 9

• 70 to 80% of the new orleans were evacuated before the hurricane reached land
• the coastguard, police, fire service and army rescued over 50,00 people

Question 10

what did mississippi and louisiana both declare the state they were in and what did this mean

Answer 10

• they declared they were in a state of emergency

- meaning they set up control centres and emergency shelters and stockpiled supplies

Question 11

what was the immediate response in terms of charity

Answer 11

• charities collected donations and provided aid

- including millions of hot meals

Question 12

what did the government do as a long term response to the hurricane

Answer 12

• they provided over $16 billion for the rebuilding of homes

- and provided funds to repair other essential infrastructure

Question 13

what did the us army suggest regarding the rebuilding of houses as long term response

Answer 13

• that buildings should be built on stilts

- or not be rebuilt at all in very low lying areas

Question 14

how much did the reparation and improvement of flood defenses for new orleans cost and when were they completed

Answer 14

• they cost $14.5 billion

- and were completed in 2013

Question 15

what is prediction as a method of reducing the effects of tropical storms and how would it help

Answer 15

• scientists use data from things like radars and satellites to monitor storms so computer models can calculate a predicted path for the storm
• predicting where and when the storm is going to hit gives people time to evacuate and protect their homes and businesses

Question 16

what is planning as a method of reducing the effects of storms and how would it help

Answer 16

• future developments like new houses can be planned to avoid the areas most at risk
• emergency services can train and prepare for disasters which reduces the number of people killed
• governments can plan evacuation routes to get people away from storms quickly

Question 17

what is protection as a method of reducing the effects of storms and how would it help

Answer 17

• buildings can be designed to withstand tropical storms by being reinforced or put on stilts to be safe from flood water
• flood defences can be built as well which overall reduce the number of buildings destroyed
• so fewer people will be killed or injured, made homeless or unemployed