to the city. But New Orleans was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina‚ because of its proximity to the coast and low elevation the city was completely flooded under water. It changed the population‚ traditions‚ and economy. Village de L’est is an Eastern New Orleans neighborhood where people live at an average elevation of -3 feets above the sea level. Because of death‚ trauma‚ and damage to property
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) became operational on January 24‚ 2003 60 days after the Senate passed the Homeland Security Act of 2002 into law. The Department of Homeland Security is the third largest cabinet department‚ only after the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Homeland Security Act of 2002‚ Public Law 107-296 was enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress. The Department of Homeland Security is an executive
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1. The red color on the map indicates relatively high Sea Surface Temperature‚ a range from 27 degrees Celsius to 28 degrees Celsius‚ and also indicates the presence of warm currents. The temperatures show that that oceanic area is prone to hurricanes. The average temperature seems to be about 25.4 degrees Celsius because it is the middle of the range for the color gradient given with the map. 2. As the color turns from blue to white to red to yellow‚ as the wavelength gets longer‚ the SST increases
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rainfall exceeded 20 inches in multiple parishes causing catastrophic flooding that submerged over 100‚000 homes and businesses and killed 13 people. In portions of Baton Rouge and Lafayette accumulations peaked at 31.39 inches‚ which was more than during Hurricane Katrina and Isaac The National Weather Service rates it a 1-in-1000-year event! Governor John Edwards‚ called the disaster a “historic‚ unprecedented flooding event” and declared a state of emergency. Oh the wonderful‚ beautiful‚ loving‚
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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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The Homeland Security Bill enacted in 2003 was established in results of the devastation caused by the attacks on the home front in September 11‚ 2001. After this tragic event‚ President George W. Bush wanted to establish a collaborative team which included 22 existing agencies that work as a preventive force to help with the minimization of terrorist attacks and activities. This team would be used to respond to all domestic emergency situations which include‚ but are not limited to terrorist occurrences
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Hurricane Katrina swept away the gulf coast on August 25‚ 2009. Katrina was the most monstrous storm that has ever visited the coast and was considered an amalgam of tropical waters and dusty winds. It was the deadliest hurricane of category five causing horrendous damage and traumatizing scenes. Many lives were taken away and many lives have changed. I was nine years old running around playing. I heard a loud banging noise and walked outside to see my dad hammering nails into wood to cover the
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The fastest speed of a tornado that was ever recorded was 302 mph. In your mind right now‚ you are probably imagining and thinking how fast that is. One of the largest hurricanes was hurricane Katrina‚ who in some parts or New Orleans‚ sunk up to 8 feet of land in water. Tornadoes and hurricanes are two of the most violent and destructive natural disasters that can happen. People and animals die‚ homes are destroyed‚ and the repair process takes much longer than the actual disaster. With all of this
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Thursday evening‚ July 23‚ 2015 hits a bit close to home for me‚ as this was the evening when a gunman opened fire in a local movie theater in Louisiana. The Grand Theater 16‚ in Lafayette‚ LA was the place where three people were killed along with nine others injured during the evening showing of the Amy Schumer film‚ Trainwreck. Shortly after the 7:00 pm‚ a gunman stood up during the film and began to open fire. He started firing on patrons as they sat unexpectedly of any such heinous act. As the
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Cabinet members not only provide advice to the president in situations regarding national security welfare‚ but they also are the successors to the presidency in case the president is compromised in some way. The U.S. Cabinet is made up of departments such as State‚ Justice‚ Housing and Urban Development‚ Health and Human Services‚ and Homeland Security. These cabinet members advise the president on everything from educational policies to terrorist threats to the conservation of national resources
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