Americans was Hurricane Katrina‚ it left millions of people homeless and
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change‚ what we are really concerned about is the global warming caused by human activities. In my opinion‚ Global warming is already causing damage in many parts of the United States. Recent hurricanes are a perfect example of direct consequences of global climate change such as hurricane Katrina and hurricane Rita. Of course‚ the impacts of global warming are not limited to the United States. In 2004‚ a massive earthquake triggered the devastating Tsunami‚ which hit Indonesia‚ India‚ Sri Lanka‚ Thailand
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want to share is Hurricane Katrina. The deadliest hurricane to hit the Gulf Coast in 2005‚ it was marked as the sixth strongest overall to hit the United States. It was one of the most costly disasters as far as property damage of 81 billion dollars. It was also one of the five deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States. With wind speeds up to 170 miles per hour. Lowest pressure was 902 mb. The hurricane lasted from August 23‚ 2005 until August 31‚ 2005. The hurricane affected Eastern
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Abstract There have been many different disasters in the past that have been considered on a scale to call them incidents of national significance. Man-made disasters such as industrial accidents‚ war‚ terrorism‚ and natural disasters such as hurricanes‚ tornado outbreaks‚ floods‚ drought‚ wildfires‚ famine‚ ice storms‚ blizzards‚ earthquakes‚ volcanic eruptions‚ and tsunamis are all calamities that can reach a national scale. The problems that would arise whenever a major disaster would happen
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Kaplan University Professor Tina Mainwaring CJ355-01 Homeland Security June 11‚ 2013 Hurricane Katrina was the largest and third strongest hurricane ever to be recorded to make landfall in the United States (dosomething.org). The final death toll of Hurricane Katrina was a staggering 1‚836‚ mainly from the state of Louisiana and 238 people killed in Mississippi (dosomething.org). Hurricane Katrina caused $81 billion in property damages‚ but is estimated that the total economic impact in Louisiana
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the chaos and devastation they cause. The articles analyzed will be Risk and regulation: can improved government action reduce the impacts of natural disasters by Robin Spence and Flood risk management in the United States and the impact of Hurricane Katrina by Gerald E. Galloway. These article explain the devastation natural disasters can cause and the regulations needed to prepare for such disastrous events. Spence says‚ “three types of regulations are considered: (1) regulations for constructing
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Introduction The initial response or lack thereof‚ to the widespread disaster in the Gulf Coast‚ caused by Hurricane Katrina‚ demonstrated high levels of incompetence and disorganization by government officials. Images of desperate individuals awaiting rescue on their rooftops‚ and masses of people packed together in deplorable conditions in the Super Dome‚ circulated the globe. There was no hiding from the painful reality and the obvious inaction or inability of those responsible to care for these
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Loran Ubriaco Professor Samuel Nicolosi English 110 December 4th‚ 2012 The New Orleans Saints: Taking Their City Back February 7th‚ 2010. Super Bowl XLIV. Four years post Hurricane Katrina. As smoke cleared from “The Who” halftime concert‚ Thomas Morstead‚ the kicker for the New Orleans Saints‚ set to kick the ball off to the Indianapolis Colts to start the third quarter. With the Saints down 10 to 6‚ and Indianapolis’s Chad Simpson standing in his own end zone ready to return the kick
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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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Zeitoun Hurricane Katrina was a catastrophe that devastated the New Orleans area in 2005. The mass damage that hit various suburbs‚ such as the ninth ward passed a tipping point in which seemed nearly irreparable and is still feeling the devastation today. It left New Orleans choking in conditions portraying that of a third world country‚ in which was responsible for the many death of New Orleans natives and the stranding of hundreds of thousands. One subject matter that contributed to this devastation
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