Hurricane Katrina
- Created by: Amy Woodhams
- Created on: 18-05-13 10:21
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- Hurricane Katrina
- about hurricanes
- all in the north west of the world mainly on the equator, biggest tropical storms are on the north of the equator (tropic of cancer)
- this is because warm water is needed to give the hurricane energy (minimum of 26 degrees)
- all in the north west of the world mainly on the equator, biggest tropical storms are on the north of the equator (tropic of cancer)
- effects
- social
- water contained bacteria heavy metals and pesticides
- 1,577 people died and there was a 23% increase of ****, murder and theft after
- 240,000 houses were destoryed and primiums for insurance have increased to cover the damages, some areas are refussed insurance
- enviromental
- destroyed 30 oil platforms
- 24.6l million of oil released into the Atlantic Ocean
- water was infected and due to 250mm of rain falling in 3 days 20% of marshland was lost (including rare animals)
- destroyed 30 oil platforms
- economic
- $89.6 billion cost of damage
- $62.8 billion in aid for victims
- $89.6 billion cost of damage
- social
- AID
- disease control
- police closed roads and beaches
- health department
- search and rescue teams
- police patrol on financial intuitions
- priorities: 1) life 2) property 3) QOL
- BUT
- slow reactions
- only rich and white evacuated, not poor black people
- slow reactions
- BUT
- priorities: 1) life 2) property 3) QOL
- police patrol on financial intuitions
- search and rescue teams
- health department
- police closed roads and beaches
- disease control
- preperation for a hurricane
- supply every home with a supply kit
- flashlighs, radio, toolkit, water, canned food, first aid kit
- hygienic items
- public shelter
- employ more emergency services
- flashlighs, radio, toolkit, water, canned food, first aid kit
- spread homes out, better quality homes
- phone lines available for information
- increased people evacuated
- 12,000-24,000
- increased people evacuated
- phone lines available for information
- stay away from windows
- secure doors
- keep blinds/ curtains shut
- cut down trees that could fall onto home
- check insurance
- generatior
- supply every home with a supply kit
- New Orleans
- was so severly affected because it is situated on a delta
- so it was below sea level and there was more water so more energy for the hurricane
- was so severly affected because it is situated on a delta
- about hurricanes
- the formation:
- Hurricane Katrina
- about hurricanes
- all in the north west of the world mainly on the equator, biggest tropical storms are on the north of the equator (tropic of cancer)
- this is because warm water is needed to give the hurricane energy (minimum of 26 degrees)
- all in the north west of the world mainly on the equator, biggest tropical storms are on the north of the equator (tropic of cancer)
- effects
- social
- water contained bacteria heavy metals and pesticides
- 1,577 people died and there was a 23% increase of ****, murder and theft after
- 240,000 houses were destoryed and primiums for insurance have increased to cover the damages, some areas are refussed insurance
- enviromental
- destroyed 30 oil platforms
- 24.6l million of oil released into the Atlantic Ocean
- water was infected and due to 250mm of rain falling in 3 days 20% of marshland was lost (including rare animals)
- destroyed 30 oil platforms
- economic
- $89.6 billion cost of damage
- $62.8 billion in aid for victims
- $89.6 billion cost of damage
- social
- AID
- disease control
- police closed roads and beaches
- health department
- search and rescue teams
- police patrol on financial intuitions
- priorities: 1) life 2) property 3) QOL
- BUT
- slow reactions
- only rich and white evacuated, not poor black people
- slow reactions
- BUT
- priorities: 1) life 2) property 3) QOL
- police patrol on financial intuitions
- search and rescue teams
- health department
- police closed roads and beaches
- disease control
- preperation for a hurricane
- supply every home with a supply kit
- flashlighs, radio, toolkit, water, canned food, first aid kit
- hygienic items
- public shelter
- employ more emergency services
- flashlighs, radio, toolkit, water, canned food, first aid kit
- spread homes out, better quality homes
- phone lines available for information
- increased people evacuated
- 12,000-24,000
- increased people evacuated
- phone lines available for information
- stay away from windows
- secure doors
- keep blinds/ curtains shut
- cut down trees that could fall onto home
- check insurance
- generatior
- supply every home with a supply kit
- New Orleans
- was so severly affected because it is situated on a delta
- so it was below sea level and there was more water so more energy for the hurricane
- was so severly affected because it is situated on a delta
- about hurricanes
- 1) formed as a tropical depression in south-eastern Bahamas on the 23rd August 2005
- 2) 24th August 2005 the depression was upgraded to a tropical storm and it was given its name
- 3) 27th August 2005 Katrina was upgraded to a category 3 hurricane where it hit the southern tip of Florida
- Hurricane Katrina
- not ready and nobody prepaired
- have an exit route
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