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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Natasha Schettini April 19‚ 2013 ENG 110: Hlavaty Argumentative Essay Media’s Negative Impact on Hurricane Katrina As technology advances we increasingly use news media as a means of communication‚ when all else fails. Immediately after Hurricane Katrina‚ the news and internet media took on the responsibility as a main source of information. This essentially made them responsible for unfolding many unnecessary events. Many news reporters and journalist contributed to the spread of false
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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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Hurricane Katrina was one of the most deadliest hurricanes to affect the United States. The hurricane killed at least one thousand people and caused at least one hundred billion dollars in damage. The physical damage and the countless number of lives lost are typically all that is reflected upon when discussing Hurricane Katrina but the mental health effects of this devastating hurricane are also important to consider. In addition to its devastating physical affects‚ Hurricane Katrina has affected
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Jeff Whitson Professor Kathy Freeman Eng 1A M‚W 9 April 2012 Blame for Katrina Damage: The Corps Alone? In august 2005‚ the State of Louisiana was hit with one of the most devastating natural disasters the United States has ever seen. New Orleans specifically was among the cities who felt the full force of Hurricane Katrina. While the storm itself was very powerful the damage wasn’t caused necessarily by the hurricane but by the failure in the levee system. According to Jennifer Trevedi
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Hurricane Katrina was a devastating disaster‚ which killed more than 1‚800 people‚ engendered the displacement of thousands of people‚ 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
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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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Hurricane Katrina Hurricanes are powerful and dangerous storms that involve great rain and win. When a tropical storm has a wind speed greater than 75 miles per hour‚ it is considered a hurricane. The United States of America has dealt with many hurricanes that have cost a substantial amount of damage. However there is one hurricane that occurred in 2005 that stands out among the others‚ Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina was the deadliest and most destructive of the Atlantic Hurricanes during
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Hurricane Katrina Can you imagine being in one of the most devastating hurricanes ever well that’s what the people in New Orleans went through? In this essay I will talk about hurricane Katrina that took place in the New Orleans. In my three paragraphs in paragraph two I will talk about who‚ what‚ when‚ where‚ why‚ how‚ in paragraph Three I will talk about who it effected who it I going to affect and why it is important‚ and why it was important and in paragraph four I will talk about facts
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As one of the most destructive natural disasters in United States ’ history‚ Hurricane Katrina took hundreds of lives and amounted to billions of dollars in damage. As victims see their fallen homes and shattered lives‚ they wonder how this catastrophe could have happened. Some argue that hurricanes are unpredictable phenomena that cannot be controlled‚ and that our government responded to the best of its ability. Others‚ however‚ realize that controlling a storm is completely different than preparing
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