and occasioned severe damaged to properties (Russell‚ 2015). According to the same source‚ more than 80% of New Orleans was flooded during the event in 2005. The geomorphologic situation of the city (altitude -1m‚ location on the bank of the Mississippi River)‚ and the protection barriers failure are the main sources of its vulnerability. The reconstruction of many of the city’s infrastructures started‚ and most of them are at the stage of finishing 10 years after the impact of the incident (Russell
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Hurricane Katrina was one of the most destructive storms to ever hit the United States and left behind much devastation to the south coast‚ particularly New Orleans‚ Louisiana. However‚ there were many ways that some of this physical and emotional damage could have been prevented‚ particularly by the government systems and engineers. When the Levees Broke‚ a movie directed by Spike Lee‚ clearly showed this and the interviews of those who lived through the storm were truly heart wrenching. However
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Hurricane and Tornado Essay Have you ever been in a hurricane or tornado? Do you know how to prepare for it? You would usually hide in a basement‚ a cellar‚ or evacuate the premises for a hurricane. There are three categories of comparing and contrasting for hurricanes and tornados. The first category I am going to talk about is how much damage does a hurricane and tornado do? The second category I am going to talk about is how big a tornado and hurricane get up to. The last category I am going
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one hurricane on August 25‚2005. On August 26‚2005 Katrina re-intensified into a hurricane and then became a category five on August 26th according to Zimmermann. It then weakened to a category three before it made landfall along the Louisiana-Mississippi border. Hurricanes form over warm oceans near the equator. The warm‚ moist air rises up from the ocean surface causing an area of low air pressure. According to a NASA Official‚ Kirsten Erickson‚ air from the high pressure begins to push into the
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hurricane. The aftermath of the hurricane was dreadful. The economy suffered tremendously. In 2006 the Bush administration sought over one-hundred billion dollars for repairs and reconstruction. Hundreds of people living in southern Louisiana‚ Mississippi‚ and New Orleans were unemployed. This caused a snowball effect leading to no taxes being collected by local governments. Even before this horrific storm most New Orleans’ people lived in poverty. This made the city more
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Fili TEKLE Pro. Gernon HIS 102 Black Codes of Mississippi The main way the white southerners tried to limit the freedom of black slaves was by the use of the KKK. The white southerners tried to limit the freedom of African American was by the use of the Black Codes. The Black Codes were established by the white southerner to keep African American in lawful slavery as second class societies. The laws were formed generally to retain African Americans as an employer for a specific period of time. Black
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of dollars. Though it began far in the Bahamas‚ the storm left a trail of devastation along the Gulf Coast‚ Florida‚ and Texas‚ but most of the damage occurred in Louisiana (Hartman and Gregory 24). Katrina traveled along the coastal region of Mississippi leading to massive flooding as a result of levee failures. Buildings collapsed and cars were carried away as the storm waters rushed towards the mainland. Part of the destruction was blamed on human error‚ failure‚ and to some extent‚ negligence
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crafter of miraculous artwork. He has grown up in the heart of Mississippi‚ living and hearing stories of the past and present. This history has captivated and motivated Lott to share his viewpoint with the world. Lott prides himself on his ability to capture the history of the Mississippi in his artwork through his choice of color‚ shape‚ texture‚ and medium. A great example of all these elements is displayed at the University of Mississippi Museum in Oxford‚ Ms in the exhibition Apocrypha. Apocrypha
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lives of less fortunate in many selfless ways; what many don’t know is that Oprah was once poverty stricken as well‚ and rose to overcome many obstacles that came her way. Oprah was born on January 9‚ 1954 in an underprivileged neighborhood in Mississippi. Her childhood was a rough one‚ as her mother was a single‚ teenage‚ housemaid. She was sent to live with her grandmother at a young age and experienced the many heartaches of poverty and abuse my family members. Oprah knew she wanted to work in
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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 was in and around New Orleans
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