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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I would like to say that I think everything was done the way it should have been done. All the nurses and physicians did what they could to keep the hospital running as smoothly as they possibly could. The hospital went through a devastating natural disaster of Hurricane Katrina. It was so devastating that it was hard to believe it really happened. No one could stop it only mother nature. It happened and it was real. Memorial hospital became like an island of only the hospital as the flood waters
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Hurricane Katrina made landfall in the Gulf Coast on August 29‚ but first touched down in Florida a few days earlier. In Florida the storm was only a Category 1 and caused minimal damage to people and the environment. However‚ the well documented damage caused in Alabama‚ Mississippi‚ and Louisiana was one of the greatest natural disasters to ever strike the United States. While much of the Gulf Coast was adversely affected by the hurricane‚ the majority of damage to human life and the environment
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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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though Hurricane Sandy was challenging to forecast‚ lack of proper and useful information confused the public along with a false sense of confidence‚ eventually leaving 70% of the population behind after evacuation orders. The National Hurricane Center could not label the storm a hurricane and because of NOAA rules‚ they could not even set out warnings for it. Between the absence of hurricane warnings‚ late evacuation orders‚ and citizen’s previous experience one year earlier with Hurricane Irene
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Civil–Military Relations in Hurricane Katrina: A Case Study on Crisis Management in Natural Disaster Response In late August 2006‚ Hurricane Katrina struck the New Orleans region‚ affecting an area of over 90‚000 miles. It began with a hurricane which led to flooding‚ disrupting millions of lives across multiple jurisdictions‚ and damaging or destroying much of the local critical infrastruc- ture—21 refineries‚ miles of electricity transmission lines‚ and telecommunications equipment—within
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As Hurricane Katrina ravaged the South and drowned large parts of New Orleans this past September‚ the ugly reality of our nation’s continuing problem with class‚ poverty‚ and race became apparent. Many Americans began to question the possibility of racism being a deciding factor in the fate of many New Orleans citizens who were black and who lived in the poorest‚ most low-lying portion of the city‚ the Ninth Ward. Many‚ including First Lady Laura Bush‚ denounce critics who say race played a role
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Hurricane Katrina. The World Trade Center Attacks on 9/11/01. Daily responses to critical incidents across the nation. Each of these things is a unique incident‚ in itself‚ but they all have something in common: those responding to incidents like these need to have a plan in order to be successful. Benjamin Franklin has been credited with saying‚ "by failing to prepare‚ you are preparing to fail. ” A good‚ organized plan can often mean the difference between failure and success‚ or even life
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Natasha Schettini April 19‚ 2013 ENG 110: Hlavaty Argumentative Essay Media’s Negative Impact on Hurricane Katrina As technology advances we increasingly use news media as a means of communication‚ when all else fails. Immediately after Hurricane Katrina‚ the news and internet media took on the responsibility as a main source of information. This essentially made them responsible for unfolding many unnecessary events. Many news reporters and journalist contributed to the spread of false
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Hurricane Sandy was a superstorm that affected many people and their homes. This hurricane had very strong winds and lots and lots of flooding. Many people struggled a lot after this storm. Hurricane Sandy even took lives of many people. This hurricane started off as a tropical wave in the Caribbean and quickly turned into a tropical storm in only six hours. The total death toll reached 285 including at least 125 deaths in the United States. As you can see Hurricane Sandy was a very severe tropical
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