Three post-Hurricane Katrina disaster planning lessons learned: have a prepared evacuation plan for the city‚ do not delay aid‚ and a lack of resources imposes greater difficulties of rebuilding. The mandatory evacuation call was late and not fully supported—many people did not have a way to leave the city‚ as many people were dependent on public transportation. Could have neighboring buses come in earlier and brought people to safety? I think the Mayor later got criticized for not using school buses
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Also‚ there has been a trend most notably seen in Hurricane Katrina‚ in which only 84% of those that were evacuated returned one year after resulting in a loss of labor participation from these displaced workers‚ also those that did return suffered from not fully participating in the labor market some jobs‚ unable to fulfill work tasks as the producer which affects the market. ("The Workforce and Economic Recovery: Effects of Hurricane Katrina." 1) Gasoline is a vital resource to everyday life and when
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On August 28‚ 2005 Hurricane Katrina was in the Gulf of Mexico were it was a category 5 storm and winds estimated up to 175 miles per hour. At 7:10 am on August 29 hurricane Katrina made landfall in southern Plaquemines Parish‚ Louisiana. It made landfall as a category 3 hurricane and maximum winds up to 135 miles per hour. The hurricane caused a total of 1‚833 fatalities. And the damage cost of this hurricane was $ 108 billion dollars. On October 27‚ 2012 Hurricane Sandy made landfall. Hurricane
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In the immediate aftermath of hurricane Katrina‚ more than one third of the evacuees in Houston shelters reported that they had spent time in the Superdome in New Orleans. About forty percent of the evacuees said that they had spent at least one day on the street or overpass waiting to be rescued. Moreover‚ 34% had reported that they were trapped in their homes‚ and some of them were trapped and waited for 3 days to be rescued. The National Guard as reported by evacuees rescued most of the people
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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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and the unhealthier we are the more expensive for the society. But who is really to blame for the cause of obesity‚ ourselves or the society? The article “How Britain got so fat” by Sarah Boseley discuss the issue of obesity in Britain and whether or not society is to blame. The article is an edited extract from Sarah Boseley’s book “The shape we’re in” and was published the 21 June 2014 in the Guardian. The main argument in the essay is to convince the public of the issue resolving obesity. Consider
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As Hurricane Katrina ravaged the South and drowned large parts of New Orleans this past September‚ the ugly reality of our nation’s continuing problem with class‚ poverty‚ and race became apparent. Many Americans began to question the possibility of racism being a deciding factor in the fate of many New Orleans citizens who were black and who lived in the poorest‚ most low-lying portion of the city‚ the Ninth Ward. Many‚ including First Lady Laura Bush‚ denounce critics who say race played a role
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I come before you today as a son mourning his adopted mother. I acknowledge that I am not the only one feeling this grief and pain for the loss of a beloved friend. Life will never be as coulourful as it was without our precious Sarah Ashley. It is truly a tragedy to have lost such a beautiful woman the way we did. Unfortunately she was taken from us earlier than we would have liked. But her cancer was too much for her to bear‚ and I’m glad that she is finally at rest after a life time of battles
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By putting Sarah McLachlan’s reputation on the edge‚ the ethos of the commercial becomes really effective. Being a famous singer is one reason of her appearance in this commercial. She‚ however‚ is known for many of her humanitarian works‚ for example the star studded tsunami disaster relief telethon. She also has helped many women to overcome their hardships in their music careers. In this commercial‚ however‚ she represents herself as an effective advocate for the BCSPCA. On the other hand‚ the
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impossible to distribute‚ especially to the parts of the island that were hit the hardest. Local officials worry they may not reach everyone in time. Yet Donald Trump remained silent all weekend on the worst U.S. humanitarian crisis since Hurricane Katrina crushed New Orleans. Instead‚ the president obsessed over whether football players stand or kneel during the national anthem. As images documenting Maria’s aftermath begin to appear‚ we see utter devastation. Although some troops and supplies have
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