Proposal /Disaster Research Proposal Page 1 * My disaster paper will focus mainly on the direct and indirect effects of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans were made by the community and the state‚ which also affected New Orleans and surrounding areas. My initial research on this topic of Hurricane Katrina was that‚ although there was a slew of different aids and reliefs sent to New Orleans and other surrounding areas‚ there were periods where there wasn’t enough or too much time was taken so
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Hurricane Katrina is one of the worst natural disasters in the history of the United States of America. It took thousands lives of citizens of New Orleans‚ left them without homes and families‚ and changed their lives forever. Many of those who survived the hurricane died waiting for help to come. Hurricane Katrina exposed the existence of ’’two Americas’’. It took government several days to get help to the victims of Katrina in New Orleans. After watching Spike Lee’s documentary ’’When The Levees
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Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina was the deadliest and most destructive Atlantic hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. One of the five deadliest hurricanes‚ in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes‚ it was the sixth strongest overall. 1‚836 people died in the actual hurricane and in the subsequent floods. Property damage was estimated at $81 billion. Hurricane Katrina formed over the Bahamas on August 23‚ 2005 and crossed southern Florida‚ causing
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Hurricane Katrina‚ to move to Houston. Hurricane Katrina was a Category 5 hurricane that was very devastating. It ruined on sight everything it passed through. Hurricane Katrina was the deadliest and most destructive Atlantic hurricane[->0] of the 2005 Atlan[->1]- tic oil platforms[->2] and caused the closure of nine refine- ries. The forestry industry in Mississippi was also affected‚ as million acres of forest lands were destroyed. The total loss to the forestry industry from Katrina is calculated
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lakes from Hurricane Katrina. The failure of the levees caused the water to rapidly breach the area and become contaminated with the city ’s sewage‚ chemicals‚ medical wastes and human remains which the city then pumped into the nearby lakes greatly destroying much of their ecosystem. During and following Katrina‚ water carrying all types of contaminants was pumped in to any available destination‚ as long as it didn’t submerge the city. Aside from Katrina wreaking havoc‚ one of the biggest failures
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Mike Mulally 10-11-19 In 2005 Hurricane Katrina swept through the city of New Orleans and destroyed the lives of thousands. Katrina was one of the largest hurricanes and natural disasters in the history of the United States (Wikipedia‚ 2009). While most of the casualties’ occurred during the actual storm‚ still a many took place days after‚ and were do to the fact that the local‚ state‚ and national government were slow to respond. This slow response was due to the nature of federalism
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One of the many problems that the world has recently had to face was Hurricane Katrina. In this devastating storm‚ “nearly 1000 people perished‚ and hundreds of thousands were left homeless” (O’Neill‚ 2005). Not to mention “the financial cost [that] may top $100 billion” (O’Neill‚ 2005). The area that we mainly affected was Louisiana in the United States. This is where the hurricane caused the most damage and destruction. The major event was of course the actual hurricane‚ but there were other
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EH-1020-O8C-5A09-52 Aftermath of Katrina‚ Returning to a Safe Workplace There is still a difference between something and nothing‚ but it is purely geometrical and there is nothing behind the geometry.” Martin Garden” People are powerless under natural forces such as Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans that occurred on August 29‚ 2005. This catastrophe has brought death‚ deprived people of their homes and work-places. ‘Katrina has left a disaster
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iHurricane Katrina and Natural Rights Philosophy After hurricane Katrina‚ New Orleans experienced many situations to what John Locke described as State of Nature. State of Nature is where everyone is equal and has no higher rule like government‚ which leads to one being very self-interested. One example of this in New Orleans is the chaos being shown by not having a stable government. Without having police or help available due to all the water and no electricity‚ there were many people looting
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Hurricane Katrina Sid van der Woude Natural Disasters EES:1400:A08 2/19/2015 Once the storm finally passed‚ the flood waters finally receded‚ and the levees were put into some sort of repair‚ Hurricane Katrina‚ through its path of destruction left New Orleans and the surrounding areas in one of the costliest states of disrepair ever seen from a natural disaster in U.S. history. From the damage to infrastructure‚ to the lost jobs‚ to the loss of life‚ Hurricane Katrina left a devastating
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