Hurricane Katrina
- Created by: Charlottie12
- Created on: 12-05-18 12:39
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- Storm Hazard: Hurricane Katrina
- Cuases
- Formed between 8-15 degrees Celsius over seas
- A low pressure tropical depression over the south eastern Bahamas
- Moved towards Florida
- A low pressure tropical depression over the south eastern Bahamas
- Formed between 8-15 degrees Celsius over seas
- Facts
- 2005, Southern USA
- Category 5 Hurricane
- 2005, Southern USA
- Location/ Distribution
- New Orleans 7 to 10 feet below sea level
- New Orleans lie on the gulf coast
- New Orleans 7 to 10 feet below sea level
- Management/ Responses
- people were ordered to leave
- Poorest were at a disadvantage
- people were ordered to leave
- Social
- 1 million people became refugees
- 75% of evacuees stayed within 400km of their homes
- 110,000 houses were flooded 55,000 were too badly damaged to be repaired
- 75% of evacuees stayed within 400km of their homes
- 1 million people became refugees
- Environmental
- 80% of New Orleans houses were flooded
- Economic
- Financial cost broke all records $200 billion
- Political
- Government aid was rapidly assigned help
- Afghanistan responded and donated $1.8 billion to America Red Cross
- Government aid was rapidly assigned help
- Risks & Vulnerability
- Cuases
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