Hurricane Katrina was a natural disaster that had never been experience in the history of the United States. Therefore‚ we as Americans could only hope that we had efficiently plan for the worst‚ and expect the best outcome. As it turns out‚ August 29th‚ 2009 the worst did in fact happen‚ and America as a whole was less than prepared. A Category 5‚ Hurricane Katrina ultimately devastated the lives of millions of Americans‚ costing billions of dollars in damage and changing the way we viewed our reliability
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In 2008‚ Hurricane Ike made landfall to the east coast line in Galveston Texas. The storm surge water that Ike produced by flooding the east coast region of Houston and Galveston. It has been estimated over billions of dollars in damage to homeowners‚ business owners‚ and cause numerous of deaths. The mass destruction that Ike caused had people coming up with ideas to prevent or lessen the effects if a storm like this would ever occur in the future. A storm surge project have been drafted and
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Hurricane Harvey blasted through the Gulf of Texas and into the Houston metropolis on August 25‚ 2017‚ wreaking havoc all over the southeastern United States. In just under hours Hurricane Harvey forced over 30‚000 people out of their homes all over Houston and surrounding areas. Rain pummeled these areas causing floods to sweep through Texas and endanger thousands of lives. With a believed death toll of over 80‚ the World Health Organization claims that about 75% of the fatalities from Harvey is
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Hurricane Katrina was a devastating disaster‚ which killed more than 1‚800 people‚ engendered the displacement of thousands of people‚ and occasioned severe damaged to properties (Russell‚ 2015). According to the same source‚ more than 80% of New Orleans was flooded during the event in 2005. The geomorphologic situation of the city (altitude -1m‚ location on the bank of the Mississippi River)‚ and the protection barriers failure are the main sources of its vulnerability. The reconstruction of many
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exceeded 20 inches in multiple parishes causing catastrophic flooding that submerged over 100‚000 homes and businesses and killed 13 people. In portions of Baton Rouge and Lafayette accumulations peaked at 31.39 inches‚ which was more than during Hurricane Katrina and Isaac The National Weather Service rates it a 1-in-1000-year event! Governor John Edwards‚ called the disaster a “historic‚ unprecedented flooding event” and declared a state of emergency. Oh the wonderful‚ beautiful‚ loving‚ extremely
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events that occurred in their lifetime. There are several chances that one expects something pleasant to happen and it comes true. On the other side‚ an occasion doesn’t appear when somebody expects it. I can explain this with my personal account of Hurricane Sandy‚ an event that occurred on October 29‚ 2012 and ended on November 2‚ 2012. This affected the northeast portion of the United States. As a result of this event‚ I had lost power‚ had a tough time doing tasks‚ and took my education away. On the
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over the ‘baddies’? Happy endings? But how many of us expect the truth from a movie? The film The Hurricane is one such film where the truth should be expected but instead unexpected lies are given. It takes the word of one man and creates a movie which claims to be ‘the true inspirational story of a champion’‚ of a wronged man who has suffered racial prejudice and injustice. This man is Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter‚ former Black American boxer‚ tried and convicted of a triple murder. What we weren’t told
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GEO 1000 Natural Disasters Hurricane Report Governor Bobby Jindal‚ INTRO In 2005‚ Hurricane Katrina had a large negative effect on the city of New Orleans and it’s surrounding areas. In this paper I will discuss the initial impact Hurricane Katrina had on the population and demographics of New Orleans‚ and deeply examine changes and progress from the day of the disaster to present day. IMPACT Hurricane Katrina reached land from the gulf of Mexico on August 29th‚ 2005‚ just 10 miles east from New Orleans
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On August 24‚ 1992 Hurricane Andrew made landfall in Florida as a Category 5 storm. But before Andrew became that major storm‚ it started off as a tropical way off the west coast of Africa on August 14‚ 1992. Andrew also had wind gust up to 168 miles per hour. According to the Huffington Post “The nationwide total death toll from Hurricane Andrew was 26‚ with another 40 people dying as an indirect result of the storm. In Florida‚ 15 died directly from the hurricane and another 29 died indirectly
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Hurricane Repair There have been many moments in my life that have made an impact on myself or others‚ but one that I will always remember is my People to People trip to Tulane University in New Orleans. This week allowed me to come out of my shell‚ grow as a person‚ and help hundreds of people who suffered after hurricane Katrina. Along with my growth as a person and help towards others‚ I had the opportunity to learn about the culture of New Orleans while touring the beautiful city. My trip to
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