Many engineers and other people have asked the question whether or not the present levee system in New Orleans could withstand a huge wave or a direct hit from a powerful hurricane. These questions were answered when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans as a Category 3 hurricane which isn’t even the most powerful. After the hurricane hit the levee system failed and there were many breaches in the system‚ which lead to the flooding of most of the city. My question is what could have been done to stop
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Living in the sunshine state of Florida can be a beautiful and warm adventure‚ but it also can be a storm filled season of tropical storms‚ and hurricane madness. One thing that has happened because of the destruction that “Hurricane Katrina” caused in New Orleans is that it brought attention to the importance of preparedness. States ramped up their informational flyers‚ websites‚ and other ways of getting information out more quickly to their areas during these powerful storms. One important
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At the turn of the millennium‚ hurricanes‚ tropical storms‚ and dramatic temperatures ruled planet Earth. In the 2004 Hurricane season‚ four storms affected Florida which is the only time in recorded history a catastrophe like this has happened. In 2005‚ Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc in the New Orleans area‚ bringing over one hundred billion dollars of damages; making thousands of people homeless‚ mostly minorities‚ and killing many others. The Federal Government‚ unprepared for this unforeseen
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providing a means of prevention practices a school can actually eliminate or minimize the crisis all together (Cavaiola & Colford‚ 2011). This statement is very clear and true in my opinion. A crisis can be as small as a car wreck or as large as hurricane (FEMA‚ 2012). Being a counselor‚ you must be prepared to handle all crisis’s that may occur in your community‚ whether it affects one student or the entire school district‚ you must be able to respond to the need. “Individuals‚ families‚ and entire
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cities in these coastal zones. Coastal cities in these zones would be highly vulnerable to flooding during storms and rising sea levels in the future. Weeks article argues that super storms like Hurricane Katrina can cause massive devastation along the coastline which proves her point that hurricanes like Katrina and super storm Sandy can do to these coastal cities
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Airbnb offers free rentals to the victims of hurricane Matthew The government ordered millions of residents in the southeastern U.S to vacate their places due to the dangerous hurricane have approached the city. The home sharing platform‚ Airbnb has decided to help the people whose houses were affected by the dangerous storm. Hurricane Matthew moved to Florida’ east cost before affecting the regions of Georgia and South California. Though the storm has weekend‚ the impacts it created takes days to
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Monique Ferguson November 1‚ 2008 Speech Outline Speech Topic: Hurricane Katrina Victims Speech Purpose: To advocate Specific Speech: To inform my audience that the Hurricane Katrina Victims were clearly neglected by the United States Government Thesis: Hurricane Katrina victims were neglected by the United States government after a catastrophic hurricane hit. X. Attention Step A. Attention getter: i.
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ETHICAL ISSUE Miami police ramp up patrols to combat looting On September 10‚2017 a catastrophic category 4 hurricane came barreling through Miami. The hurricane left the streets of Miami flooded with water and trails of debris and power outages for many people. The day after many people went out periling through the streets of Miami you would think to look at the damage of the hurricane or to check on family members. These individuals 50 to be exact‚ as the article stated came out causing a big
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people of Puerto Rico felt with the wind of this atmospheric catastrophe call Hurricane Maria. It was like taken from a horror movie. Hurricane Maria destroyed houses‚ gas stations‚ cars‚ supermarkets‚ many people died‚ including the whole island was without electricity‚ water or even food. Puerto Rico became an island that people couldn’t live on‚ it sometimes became too hard to find something to eat or even to drink. Hurricane Maria did all that to Puerto Rico. Something that Maria did not take from
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looked for someone or something to blame‚ but in reality there was nothing to blame? Well‚ a natural disaster can be blamed on no one‚ but in times like that emotions run wild and blame can be put on someone who fits a certain profile. Racism and Hurricane Katrina were two forces that clashed together to create an even bigger problem for the victims. This is caused by an insecurity of the situation at hand. In the book Zeitoun by Dave Eggers‚ racism and racial profiling is the underlying themes in
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