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Was the magnitude of a disaster expected from hurricane Katrina?
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∙ 10y ago
Yes, it was tracked even as a tropical wave in the Atlantic for some time, even though nobody was certain where it would hit or how bad it would be. Even as Katrina strengthened rapidly over the Gulf of Mexico was it known quite where the storm would go, though many scientists realized that there was danger for New Orleans.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoHurricanes, including Katrina, can be measured from space by many different types of satellite sensors. These include sensors that passively and actively measure radiation in the visible and infrared parts of the spectrum, among others. Data from the ground are also obtained by ship reports, buoy networks, and any land stations that the storm passes over. The profile of the atmosphere is sampled every 12 hours by weather balloons in areas around the storm. Finally, "Hurricane Hunters" fly into hurricanes to obtain even more data, making many passes through the eye and eyewall and dropping small packets of instruments that remotely transmit information back to the plane. Hurricane Hunters made many missions into Katrina, and this was a well sampled storm.
All of these data are fed into sophisticated, high-resolution tropical forecast models that are run into the future to prediction the track and the strength of the storm. These models performed very well for Katrina due to the excellent data sampling as well as relatively predictable upper air pattern that was steering the storm. Its track was well predicted days in advance, although it veered slightly to the east at the end (which actually helped New Orleans). Strength is more difficult to predict, but using these same models the strength of Katrina was predicted reasonably well in advance, and New Orleans as well as the rest of the Gulf Coast had many days of warning of a powerful hurricane that was nearly imminent.
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∙ 15y agoyes they did
A lot of people did, but lots didn't ... and not a few couldn't (poor, no cars, no gas, etc)
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∙ 13y agoYes, Katrina was a major news topic for days before it hit.People were evacuating New Orleans the second they heard the hurricane would strike there.
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∙ 12y agothey didn't. the people of new Orleans knew the hurricane was coming but the did not prepare for it because the couldn't afford the protection and soon forgot about the hurricane
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∙ 12y agopeople knew Katrina was coming days before it hit
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∙ 11y agoIt was predicted. :) It takes many days to develop. As soon at people heard a big hurricane was going to strike they were already evacuating. :)
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∙ 11y agono they weren't
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Was the magnitude of Hurricane Katrina expected?
Category 5
What was the magnitude of Hurricane Katrina?
Hurricane Katrina was 415miles wide which is 668km!
A Natural disaster starting with k'?
yea its called a kilimical explosion
Why has Hurricane Katrina been called the worst natural disaster in US history and the worst response to a disaster in US history?
Because Hurricane Katrina killed many many lives and was the costliest Hurricane in the us history.
Which entity as responsible for disaster planning and relief within the US at the time of Hurricane Katrina?
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is responsible for disaster planning and relief within the US. At the time of Hurricane Katrina, FEMA was under the jurisdiction of the Department of Homeland Security. The response to Hurricane Katrina highlighted significant failures and shortcomings in FEMA's ability to effectively respond to the disaster.
Was the magnitude of Hurricane Katrina expected?
Category 5
What was the magnitude of Hurricane Katrina?
Hurricane Katrina was 415miles wide which is 668km!
Was the Hurricane Katrina the worst disaster?
Hurricane Katrina was the costliest U.S. natural disaster, and one of the deadliest. So it ranks as one of the worst U.S. disasters, but probably not the worst.
A Natural disaster starting with k'?
yea its called a kilimical explosion
Why has Hurricane Katrina been called the worst natural disaster in US history and the worst response to a disaster in US history?
Because Hurricane Katrina killed many many lives and was the costliest Hurricane in the us history.
Why was Katrina a man made disaster?
Katrina was a Hurricane (a natural disaster), not a man-made disaster. Although there were man-made levies & dikes that broke or were topped by water, it was nature that caused it. Man's efforts (or failures) to prevent or reduce the impact of a Hurricane's damage are not the cause of the Hurricane.
What major natural disaster struck the state of Louisiana in august 2005?
Hurricane Katrina.
Have disaster recovery efforts greatly improved since Hurricane Katrina?
Yes, disaster recovery efforts have greatly improved since Hurricane Katrina due to more wide spread media coverage as well as a growth in volunteer efforts.
Which entity as responsible for disaster planning and relief within the US at the time of Hurricane Katrina?
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is responsible for disaster planning and relief within the US. At the time of Hurricane Katrina, FEMA was under the jurisdiction of the Department of Homeland Security. The response to Hurricane Katrina highlighted significant failures and shortcomings in FEMA's ability to effectively respond to the disaster.
Questions for hurricanes what was the costliest hurricane in the US?
The costliest hurricane in U.S. history was Hurricane Katrina in 2005 with an estimated 81.2 billion dollars in damages.
Where can one find pictures from Hurricane Katrina?
Hurricane Katrina was the deadliest and most destructive Atlantic hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States
How many people died in the last hurricane Katrina?
About 1,883 people died in the devastating disaster.
