Extreme weather event: Hurricane Katrina 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyWeather and climateGCSEWJEC Created by: BenTompkins1Created on: 25-02-17 14:35 Basic Facts Date: August 25-29th 2005 Hit Florida first but also effect New Orleans and Mississippi Category 5 in the Gulf of Mexico and 4 in New Orleans Costliest hurricane on record 1 of 7 Effects 80% of New Orleans flooded 1400 died 2 of 7 Causes Low pressure area developed as a storm Esculated to a hurricane picked up energy over the Gulf of Mexico Storm surge due to low pressure Broke levees built to withstand category 3 3 of 7 Management Had to rebuild levees so they could now withstand a category 4 storm The immediate response was poor as people didnt realise the damage 4 of 7 Social Poorer people could not evacuate, stuck in superdrome where there was no power and people attacked People not insured Elderly died due to no air conditioning or medicines House's were looted 5 of 7 Environmental Pollution due to flooding Fires and explosions 6 of 7 Economic $108 billion cost Business closed as they couldn't afford to re-open Rebuilding the levees 7 of 7
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