devastated. A few weeks ago the most powerful hurricane to date hovered over downtown Huston dumping over 50 inches of rainfall in just 72 hours. This disaster is still unraveling in Huston and understanding what and why this disaster happened is how anthropologist’s plan on helping. There are four components that help anthropologists understand hazards‚ disasters and human experiences. The first component is the material or objective event‚ in this case Hurricane Harvey that was a category five storm at
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Hurricanes are not abnormal for the people of Louisiana. Thus‚ there are plans and precautions made by the government in case a hurricane‚ such as Hurricane Katrina‚ is to happen. So why is Hurricane Katrina so disastrous? In his book Zeitoun‚ Dave Eggers asserts that Congress‚ the Bush Administration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)‚ and are neglectful and incompetent before‚ during‚ and following Hurricane Katrina. Due to Zeitoun’s family experiences‚ outside cases and broadcasts
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In August of 2005 the strongest hurricane ever recorded to make landfall‚ struck the Gulf Coast of the United States. When Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana in the early morning of August 29‚ 2005‚ Hurricane Katrina was thought to be a Category 3 Hurricane bringing winds sustained at 100-140 miles per hour‚ but when landfall was made it peaked at a Category 5 hurricane with winds up to 175 miles per hour and was measured about 400 miles across (history.com). On August 29‚ 2005 the New
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Did you know that a hurricane is basically a small tornado? When warm air and cool air collide over a large water source such as a sea or ocean‚ a hurricane is made. Hurricane Katrina just happened to be the second largest hurricane in United States history. Being formed in the Caribbean Sea‚ it was at first a category 1 hurricane. It gained strength in the Gulf of Mexico‚ placing it’s rank at category 5. After hitting Louisiana at it’s highest peak‚ it decreased to category 3. Winds at 120 miles
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the melancholic day‚ but suddenly‚ Hurricane Sandy struck New York City. As soon as I was chilling at home‚ more news reports were pouring in about the tragedies Hurricane Sandy has brought such as extreme howling winds up to 90 miles per hour at Islip‚ extreme flooding at Seaside Heights‚ power outages‚ and fire at Breezy Point. Because of these extreme effects Hurricane Sandy has brought to us‚ it was a sign that people were to blame for strengthening Hurricane Sandy because of the emission of carbon
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Hurricane Katrina: The Justice System in Peril XXXXX Hurricane Katrina: The Justice System in Peril Introduction President George W. Bush described Hurricane Katrina as “One of the worst natural disasters in our nation’s history.” In 2005‚ Katrina rampaged over the Gulf coast and several states‚ but completely devastated Louisiana and the city of New Orleans in particular. It formed over the Bahamas on August 23rd and continued its historic devastation through August 30th
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First Reaction Paper: Hurricane Katrina It was the storm that everyone saw coming but no one did a thing to stop it‚ Katrina. Hurricane Katrina was one of the most devastating hurricanes to strike the United States. The category 5 storm struck a wide swath of destruction in Florida‚ Mississippi and Louisiana. Katrina is estimated to have caused close to $81 billion in damages (NHC‚ 2005). A category 5 storm has wind-speeds greater than 155 mph and typical storm water surges are greater than
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around 5 pm on a Tuesday evening when the National Hurricane Center in Miami‚ Florida‚ issued a warning to its citizens that a tropical storm would soon become a hurricane. Being only 350 miles from the populated city‚ Floridians didn’t have much to fear. At age four‚ I was one of them. But we and the residents of New Orleans‚ Louisiana and Mississippi didn’t know just how wrong we would be. Hurricane Katrina was the third deadliest hurricane in the United States history‚ claiming over a total
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9/11 and Hurricane Katrina Disaster Evaluation While with help‚ the victims can overcome some of the psychological symptoms‚ however disasters can affect children different than adults. September 11th and hurricane Katrina caused psychological symptoms for the victims along with issues and elements because victims can experience PTSD symptomatology‚ acute stress disorders‚ generalized anxiety disorders and DESNOS‚ Many different types of disaster can cause chronic disturbance and illness. The media
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On September 11‚ 1992 at exactly 5:15 am‚ the sound of sirens filled the island of Kauai. This was the day that the category 4 hurricane Iniki hit Hawaii. Iniki was the most powerful storm‚ the deadliest‚ and by far the costliest storm ever to strike Hawaii. The death toll of six was remarkably small for such an intense hurricane‚ however the cost for damage repair was insanely high. Iniki caused roughly $3 billion in damages. More than 14‚000 homes were affected‚ with 1‚421 completely destroyed
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