Louisiana and Mississippi didn’t know just how wrong we would be. Hurricane Katrina was the third deadliest hurricane in the United States history‚ claiming over a total of up to 2‚000 lives. Not only did it claim lives‚ but it claimed minds‚ skyrocketing the amount of PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder)‚ anxiety disorders‚ depression and frequency of heart attacks in the areas affected by the hurricane. Katrina wreaked havoc on the earth‚ costing over $1 billion to only repair bridges. The
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Hurricane Katrina: Development and Devastation Hurricane Katrina was one of the strongest storm systems to ever collide with the coastal United States in the last century. Strong winds sustained during landfall of over 140 mph combined with a very low central pressure (920 mb) to wreak havoc on many coastal communities in ways not seen before in the US (1). Despite monitoring the storms development‚ tracking its movement‚ and issuing early warnings‚ Hurricane Katrina has proved to be the most
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Why is Katrina living from paycheck to paycheck? Here you should address the social structural (societal) factors (i.e.‚ legal‚ economic‚ health care‚ etc.) that influence her life. To what extent‚ if any‚ does/did her own behavior and personal choices affect her life? Throughout the documentary‚ it is clear that Katrina has been through a lot of hardships in the past few years. Her husband of many years was addicted to prescription pain killers. She had to support him and their three children‚ but
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9/11 and Hurricane Katrina Disaster Evaluation While with help‚ the victims can overcome some of the psychological symptoms‚ however disasters can affect children different than adults. September 11th and hurricane Katrina caused psychological symptoms for the victims along with issues and elements because victims can experience PTSD symptomatology‚ acute stress disorders‚ generalized anxiety disorders and DESNOS‚ Many different types of disaster can cause chronic disturbance and illness. The media
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THE POLITCAL STORM How Hurricane Katrina Exposed Political Chaos On August 29‚ 2005‚ the United States witnessed a catastrophic natural disaster that demolished not only homes and roads‚ but lives. Hurricanes Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in Louisiana ranking at a category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale‚ maintaining winds of 100-140 miles per hour and stretching 400 miles across. What experts can agree on is that there was over an estimated $100 billion in damage‚ but what they cannot agree
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Hurricane Katrina: Destruction and Devastation Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane‚ as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States. The record of Atlantic hurricanes said it was the sixth strongest overall. Prior to Katrina‚ the most deadliest hurricane was the 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane. Hurricane Katrina was formed on August 23‚ 2005 over the Bahamas as a moderate Category 1 hurricane. The storm weakened before making its
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INTRO In 2005‚ Hurricane Katrina had a large negative effect on the city of New Orleans and it’s surrounding areas. In this paper I will discuss the initial impact Hurricane Katrina had on the population and demographics of New Orleans‚ and deeply examine changes and progress from the day of the disaster to present day. IMPACT Hurricane Katrina reached land from the gulf of Mexico on August 29th‚ 2005‚ just 10 miles east from New Orleans‚ Louisiana. Hurricane Katrina drastically impacted the population
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Hurricane Katrina is known for one of the worst natural disaster to hit the United States. The storm itself caused a lot of damage‚ but it was the aftermath that was the worst. The Federal Government seemed unprepared of the storm. I believe our government should always be ready for any natural disaster and how to keep people safe. One way the government did little help in the aftermath of the storm was after the breaking of the levees. The Army Corps of Engineers concluded that‚ the reason why
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Abe Louise Young‚ a social justice activist and poet writes the article “The Voices of Hurricane Katrina‚ Part 1” to detail her experiences dealing with other poets being unethical when telling the stories of survivors of Hurricane Katrina. Young launched Alive in Truth: The New Orleans Disaster Oral History and Memory Project shortly after the hurricane hit. Her goal was to help victims of the hurricane whose image in the media was tarnished and were portrayed as criminals. Abe Young uses another
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I survived Hurricane Katrina‚ 2005 By‚ Lauren Tarshis In New Orleans‚ Louisiana lived a boy named Barry Tucker. He was 11 eleven years old and lived with him mom‚ dad and baby sister. Hurricane Katrina was getting ready to land in New Orleans. All families had to evacuate. Barry’s family had boarded up there house and packed up there car. They started heading for Texas. They were stuck in major traffic backed up for two hours. Barry’s little sister became very sick. They decided that all
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