“Hurricane Katrina was the 3rd strongest and largest hurricane ever recorded to make landfall in the US” (dosomething.org)‚ with storm surges up top 20ft and wind speeds up to 175 miles per hour the final death toll was 1‚577 in Louisiana and another 238 in Mississippi for a total of 1‚836 deaths. Hurricane Karina reached up to a Category 5 hurricane‚ hurricane levees set up in New Orleans were only made for a Category 3. At one
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Weather in the eye of the hurricane is usually very calm. Hurricanes form when winds hit very warm waters that reach at least 79 degrees Fahrenheit. Air starts to circulate which helps add more air and force‚ Another thing that helps the hurricane build up is condensation. Hurricanes are a large spinning mass of rotating winds‚ the winds reach more than 75 miles per hour. The tropical storms are usually in ocean areas called basins. These basins include the Atlantic Ocean‚ Gulf of Mexico‚ and the
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New Orleans Levee Improvement after Hurricane Katrina ------------------------------------------------- Course Project Elizabeth Sarmento Project Risk Management May 28‚ 2013 Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 New Orleans: A Perilous Future 3 Fault Tree One 6 Figure 1.1 6 Fault Tree Two 8 Figure 1.2 8 Conclusion 8 A bibliography 9 Introduction New Orleans: A Perilous Future The levees and floodwalls protecting New Orleans from hurricane’s and floods were designed
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Evaluating the government’s response to Katrina requires an understanding of the roles of government entities‚ leaders and the basis within which they each function. Each level of government‚ and most components involved in each level‚ play an important part. At each level of government‚ the President is ultimately accountable to manage an emergency response that affects our country. It is standard practice that emergency response starts typically at the local government‚ with the state government
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Essay Assignment GE-253 Hurricanes Have you ever heard tropical storms pushing winds up to 200 mph and causing destruction everywhere? A true beast of nature we call a hurricane. These hurricanes can show up at any time to make a mess of things. To fully understand hurricanes we have to peer into the history‚ calculate the physics‚ plot the storm’s movements and actions‚ respect the power of such storms‚ and prepare ourselves if a storm is headed our way. A lot of hurricanes have happened up until
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and severe hurricane like Katrina‚ which occurred in August‚ 2005. This paper‚ based on secondary research‚ discusses the influences of Katrina on the American life. In particular‚ the findings explore and answer three questions of what this hurricane was‚ how it damaged the most developed country in the world and what responses were given by the authorities and the non-governmental organizations together with the criticisms of the people. Finally‚ the paper draws conclusion that Katrina remarkably
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How much do you know about tornadoes and hurricanes? This is an essay about hurricanes and tornadoes. In this essay there will be comparison and contrast. Also two key points on hurricanes and tornadoes. And also the destruction that both cause. Tornadoes usually cost 500 dollars in repairs‚ according to source two. In the United States there is a certain area‚ called "tornado Ally." This is where the strongest tornadoes hit the U.S‚ I got that in formation from source two. In the U.S. if a tornado
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Reaction paper 1 The three topics I have picked for this reaction paper are “HURRICANE KATRINA‚ THE BOMBING OF BLACK WALL STREET AND GANGS”. I’ve picked these topics because I believe that to this day everything is still about being in control‚ racism and a touch of slavery which leads to gangs. Hurricane Karina: was the costliest and one of the deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States. Most notable in media coverage were the catastrophic effects on the
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have is the fear being put into the heads of people worldwide. With terrorist organizations becoming a larger threat‚ they are implanting this permanent thought of "What if they come here next" or "What if they are near me and could do something disastrous?". One of the reasons I am applying to a United World College is because I want to try new things‚ go somewhere new‚ meet new people with different cultures than what I am used to‚ interact with them; however‚ some people are too scared to do that
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May 2007 Hurricanes A hurricane is one of the most severe storms the country has to endure. A hurricane can easily damage millions of dollars of property and even kill anyone in their paths. A hurricane is a local name for tropical cyclones in the Caribbean‚ Nnorth Atlantic and Eeastern Nnorthern Pacific. On average there are about six hurricanes in a season and of those about 2 reach become a major hurricane. Hurricane season starts in June and ends in November. A hurricane is a low press
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