Communication Challenges Hurricane Katrina is considered as one of the most devastating natural disasters that have occurred in America in the past few years. The disaster not only contributed to loss of lives but also damaged property estimated to be approximately $60 billion based on reports by risk management experts. One of the most affected areas by the natural disaster is New Orleans whose people and infrastructure was significantly affected. The natural disaster contributed to the establishment
Premium Hurricane Katrina Louisiana Mississippi
thousands of jobs were lost due to severely damaged or destroyed businesses and supporting infrastructure. Major highways in and around New Orleans were damaged or destroyed‚ disrupting commerce. Katrina had a profound impact on the southeast Louisiana/Mississippi oil and gas industry‚ which accounts for nearly 30 percent of total domestic crude and 20 percent of domestic natural gas production. More than 30 oil platforms were damaged or destroyed and nine refineries were damaged and/or shut down for weeks
Premium Hurricane Katrina Louisiana Tropical cyclone
In William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily”‚ the story is about a woman living in a fictional town of Mississippi. This story begins with the narrator discussing a woman who died in her old age‚ and how her life impacted a community. Emily Grierson has a hard time acknowledging and adjusting to the changes in her life. For example‚ “Miss Emily met them at the door‚ dressed as usual and with no trace of grief on her face. She told them that her father was not dead.”(Faulkner‚ page. 81) This quote clearly
Premium Death Symbol Short story
skin all men can vote or ride the bus or drink from the same water fountain. Today the “sons of former slave and sons of former slave owners” can and do sit together at a table and enjoy each other’s company. His dreams that “even the state of Mississippi‚ a desert state‚ sweltering with the heat of injustice and oppression‚ will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice” is also another dream come true for King. His dream that his four children could live in a nation where they would not
Premium Dream Black people 2002 albums
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 offshore oil
Premium Hurricane Katrina Louisiana Tropical cyclone
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
Premium Hurricane Katrina Louisiana New Orleans
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
Premium Hurricane Katrina United States Coast Guard New Orleans
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
Premium Hurricane Katrina Tropical cyclone Louisiana
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
Premium Hurricane Katrina Tropical cyclone Louisiana
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
Premium Hurricane Katrina Louisiana Tropical cyclone