Category 5. Although it caused much destruction along the Gulf Coast from Florida to Texas‚ the majority of the damage was done to Southeast Louisiana. By the time the hurricane made its landfall in Louisiana‚ the storm had calmed to a Category 3 (“Hurricane Katrina”‚ 2012). However‚ due to inadequate design of the levees and floodwalls protecting Louisiana‚ the hurricane caused over fifty failures in the levees. Tens of billions of gallons of water emerged from these breaches‚ flooding eighty percent
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hurricane over the warm Gulf water‚ but weakened before making its second landfall as a Category 3 hurricane on the morning of Monday‚ August 29 in southeast Louisiana. Hurricane Katrina was the most costly hurricane in history. This hurricane caused $81 billion in property damages‚ but it is estimated that the total economic impact in Louisiana and Mississippi may exceed $150 billion. Hurricane Katrina earn ed the title of costliest hurricane ever in US history. It flooded 80 percent of New Orleans
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Hurricane Katrina: Development and Devastation Hurricane Katrina was one of the strongest storm systems to ever collide with the coastal United States in the last century. Strong winds sustained during landfall of over 140 mph combined with a very low central pressure (920 mb) to wreak havoc on many coastal communities in ways not seen before in the US (1). Despite monitoring the storms development‚ tracking its movement‚ and issuing early warnings‚ Hurricane Katrina has proved to be the most
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the 26 of August‚ Katrina had increased back to a hurricane‚ and developed into a Category 5 storm on the 28 of August‚ with winds storming at around 175mph (280kph). The storm rotated north towards Louisiana coast. The hurricane lost strength to a Category 3 storm before striking along the Louisiana-Mississippi outskirts on the morning of August 29 with supported winds about 120mph (193kph). Katrina lost strength to a Category 1 hurricane after forcing inland above southern and central Mississippi
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In Florida‚ 15 died directly from the hurricane and another 29 died indirectly.” Andrew cost 25 billion worth of damages from the places it effected. The places that were also affected by Andrew were Bahamas‚ southern Florida‚ and southcentral Louisiana. Andrews path started in South Florida‚ through the Gulf of Mexico and then
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forest lands were destroyed. The total loss to the forestry industry from Katrina is calculated to rise to about $5 billion. Also‚ several thousands of local residents were left unemployed. It is estimated $150 billion total of economic impact in Louisiana and Mississippi‚ which far exceeded the governments assistance. Katrina redistributed over one million people across the United States‚ which became the United States largest diaspora[->3] in history. By late January 2006‚ less than half of
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there is a relationship between the rivers and the terrain that is around them‚ which can be seen with any river‚ not just the Mississippi. For the New Orleans River‚ the adjacent terrain is Cajun Country. There is a triangle formed in southern Louisiana from the French Acadian world. Some of the first settlers of the Atchafalaya were the Houma‚ Opelousa‚ Tunica-Biloxi‚ Chitimacha‚ and the Atakapa Tribes (STU). When the Choctaw settled on the Atchafalaya‚ they called it the “hacha falaia‚” meaning
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Hence‚ there is doubt that the economy of the United States suffered its dramatic damages. The figures provided by The White House indicates that the unemployment rate doubled from 6 to 12 percent in the most influenced areas of Louisiana and Mississippi during the time of crisis which was between August and September. The salaries and wages went down sharply by about 1.2 billon dollars in the third quarter of 2005 (Chapter One: Katrina in perspective). The storm also demolished 113
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Examination and Documentation of the Crime Scene 5 September 2014 Examination and Documentation of the Crime Scene The article I read “Examination and Documentation of the Crime Scene” explained the examination process and how to go about documenting everything found at the scene. When investigating a crime scene‚ first you need to gather as much information needed. You need to use a slow approach to gather as much information while also being careful
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A Natural Disaster: Hurricane Katrina In August of 2005‚ the lives of the people living in New Orleans changed drastically due to a massive hurricane. Hurricane Katrina is the third deadliest hurricane to ever hit the United States. There were several lives taken‚ many families and homes destroyed. The financial damage caused by the hurricane was shocking. Several countries and people made donations to help rebuild homes and the city of New Orleans. There were several lives taken as well
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