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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perfect‚ beautiful day but this was the day that the world witnessed a catastrophie that would have lasting effects on our economy. People sat glued to their television screens as Hurricane Katrina ripped through three states taking with it the homes and lives of millions of people. In the aftermath of this powerful hurricane‚ the people of the United States realized how valuable their families‚ lives‚ and the economy was to them. Something that we took for granted everyday. As the days wore on after
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were caused by the unrighteous activity of the city’s residents. In 2005‚ evangelical leader Pat Robertson raised the possibility that the disaster of Hurricane Katrina was a direct result of the fact that ‘we have killed over 40 million unborn babies in America’. One year later‚ African American humanist Anthony Pin wrote that the aftermath of Katrina was a moral indictment of the oppressive structures inherent in U.S. society. Though separated by time and ideology‚ these three claims share the assumption
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Hurricane Katrina Have you heard of a Hurricane? They are a type of three tropical storms. The word hurricane is from the Mayan storm god Hurakan was famous for helping create humanity and for being like wind and storms. Hurricanes like Katrina‚ Andrew‚ Sandy‚ and Inged and lots of others. Could be able to reach a diameter of 100 km-1500 km ‚and would be whirling around so I would stay a satisfactory distance away. Also it could have a chance to reach a rotation speed of 350km/hour isn’t that
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Running Head: The Devastation of Hurricane Katrina The Devastation of Hurricane Katrina Gregory Forbes Our Lady of the Lake College Abstract: A Hurricane is a storm with a violent wind where it forms from ranges of categories 1-5 through large areas of rainfall. Hurricanes can also turn into tornadoes depending on the category it is in. Hurricane Katrina (2005) is one in particular that has left the Nation in devastation where many will never forget. The Levee in New Orleans led to massive flooding
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Case Study: Hurricane Katrina Ashford University April 29th‚ 2013 Case Study: Hurricane Katrina On day 23 of August tropical storm Katrina formed of the coast of the Bahamas. During which time residences throughout the east coast of Florida were already preparing. During the next six days Katrina made a turn to the south west and when it crossed under the Florida Keys it quickly veered north as it gained strength and turning from a category one hurricane to a category 5 in a matter of
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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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THE POLITCAL STORM How Hurricane Katrina Exposed Political Chaos On August 29‚ 2005‚ the United States witnessed a catastrophic natural disaster that demolished not only homes and roads‚ but lives. Hurricanes Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in Louisiana ranking at a category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale‚ maintaining winds of 100-140 miles per hour and stretching 400 miles across. What experts can agree on is that there was over an estimated $100 billion in damage‚ but what they cannot agree
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Hurricane Katrina Introduction Did you know that 705 people are still missing after Hurricane Katrina took place? Hurricane Katrina was a fierce hurricane that hit the Gulf Coast of the United States. Time Hurricane Katrina lasted for days. It originally formed on the south eastern part of the Bahamas on August 23‚2005 according to‚ Kim Ann Zimmermann‚ an author of live Science. Hurricane Katrina then made its way to the southern parts of Florida as a category one hurricane on August 25‚2005. On
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Hurricane Katrina was the most dangerous‚ deadly‚ and horrifying storm to ever hit United States. Hurricane Katrina was so powerful that it devastated the lives of the people of New Orleans‚ Louisiana‚ as well as other Gulf Coast areas. On August 29‚ 2005 at 8:00 am‚ Hurricane Katrina reached Category 5 status. The storm hit the city hard and was the lead story on the national media stage for a number of weeks. The city was wiped out and the clean up and renovation of what is left of The City Of
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