Hurricane Katrina 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyNatural hazardsGCSEOCR Created by: Tom HoultonCreated on: 29-02-16 09:57 In what month and year did Hurricane Katrina occur? August 2005 1 of 21 Over what body of water did it start? Gulf of Mexico 2 of 21 Which city was devastated by Katrina? New Orleans 3 of 21 What was the peak strnght of the storm Category 5 4 of 21 What was the maximum wind speed? 282 KMpH 5 of 21 What was the central air pressure 902mb 6 of 21 What 2 things are needed for the formation of a tropical storm? Water over 27 degrees and water over 60 metres deep 7 of 21 Which direction did the hurricane move as it reached land? North 8 of 21 How many reserve members of the coast guard were called up 400 9 of 21 How many people were issued evacuation orders? 1.2 million 10 of 21 How many emergency shelters were set up on the coast 57 11 of 21 Why did people struggle to leave (2 reasons) Roads were jammed with traffic and not enough buses 12 of 21 What is a levee an embankment built to prevent the river flooding 13 of 21 How many levees were breached 53 14 of 21 How deep was the water up to 3 metres 15 of 21 what % of the city was flooded 80% 16 of 21 How many died 1836 17 of 21 How many were made homeless? 10,000 18 of 21 How many were left without electricity 3 million 19 of 21 How many major road bridges collapsed? two 20 of 21 What two vital things were people short of Food and clean water 21 of 21
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