Katrina 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyNatural hazardsGCSEOCR Created by: benjaminfinchCreated on: 30-05-16 17:26 Katrina date Aug 2005 1 of 22 Katrina location SE USA 2 of 22 Cost of damage $300bn 3 of 22 Katrina was a category ______ storm when arrived in New orleans 4 4 of 22 Wind speeds Over 140 mph 5 of 22 Storm surges size over 6metres 6 of 22 New Orleans was built on________ low lying land, mostly below sea level 7 of 22 Engineers tried to protect the city with Levees 8 of 22 How many died 1800 9 of 22 How many homes destroyed 300 000 10 of 22 How many left without electricity 3 000 000 (3m) 11 of 22 Destruction: Infrastructure e.g. main roads due to bridge collapse, and costal habitats e.g. sea turtle breeding beaches were damaged 12 of 22 How many made homeless Tens of thousands 13 of 22 How many jobs lost from businesses that were damaged/destroyed 230 000 14 of 22 Water supplies: contaminated with sewage bodies, and chemicals 15 of 22 USA predicted hurricane using satellite imaging 16 of 22 Therefore, people were warned and _____% of New Orleans were evacuated 70-80%, reducing number of people who died 17 of 22 Emergency services rescued _________ people 50 000 18 of 22 How many sought refuge in Super-dome 10 000 19 of 22 Problems with super-dome Not enough food and water and toilet facilities couldn't cope 20 of 22 Offshore oil facilities were damaged by Katrina causing worldwide oil prices to rice 21 of 22 Environmental damage of local ecosystems will take years to recover.... :( 22 of 22
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