Hurricane Katrina questions 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyNatural hazardsA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Beth SadlerCreated on: 11-06-15 12:51 Where did the hurricane form? Over the Bahamas 1 of 22 Which Direction did it move in? North West 2 of 22 What happened to it over the Gulf of Mexico? Strengthened to a catagory 5 3 of 22 On August the 28th what happened to the hurricane It weakened to a catagory 3 4 of 22 When did it make landfall? 29th August 5 of 22 Winds were in excess of... 200 Km/h 6 of 22 How much rainfall did it bring to Louisiana? 250mm 7 of 22 How high was the storm surge in Missisippi? 10 metres 8 of 22 How far did it travel inland unti it had downgraded to a storm? 240 Km 9 of 22 How many deaths were there? 1830 10 of 22 How many homes were destroyed? 300,000 11 of 22 How many people were without electricity? 3 million 12 of 22 Pollution of water supplies caused how many deaths? 5 13 of 22 How many schools were damaged? 74 14 of 22 How many schools were destroyed? 18 15 of 22 How many jobs were lost? 230,000 16 of 22 How much did the hurricane cost? $300 billion 17 of 22 How many oil platforms were destroyed? 30 18 of 22 How much money did the logging industry lose? $5 billion 19 of 22 Disruption to the shipping industry was caused by what? Destruction of ports 20 of 22 Which habitat was worst hit by the hurricane? Coastal 21 of 22 How much oil was pumped into Lake Pontchartrain 25 million litres 22 of 22
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