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Hurricane Katrina
Having killed more then 1,836 people and causing $100 billion preliminary damage, Hurricane Katrina was the costliest hurricane of 2005 and one of the five deadliest in United States history.
791 Questions
What two stadiums did the saints use for home games after hurricane Katrina?
You may be asking about the New Orleans Arena or the Louisiana Super Dome.
How many people died in Hurricane Okeechobee?
In total, the hurricane killed at least 4,078 people and caused around $100 million ($1 billion 2008 US dollars) in damages over the course of its path. (Wikipedia)
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What is the same with Hurricane Katrina and hurricane Isaac?
Similarities:
- Both Katrina and Sandy were extremely destructive Atlantic hurricanes. They were the costliest and second costliest hurricanes in U.S. history with Price tags of $105 billion and $50 billion respectively.
- Both formed during very active hurricane seasons.
- Both were extremely large hurricanes, causing high storm surges and very widespread damage.
- Both flooded and shut down major U.S. cities; Katrina hit New Orleans and Sandy shut down New York City, though for a much shorter time.
- Both storms ultimately merged with other systems.
Differences:
- Hurricane Katrina was far more intense than Sandy, peaking as a category 5 storm with 175 mph winds and striking the U.S. as a category 3. Sandy was a category 2 storm at peak strength with 110 mph winds, and hit the U.S. at category 1 intensity.
- Katrina was a hurricane in every sense of the word at landfall in the U.S. with full tropical characteristics. Sandy was a post-tropical cyclone at landfall in the U.S. and so was technically no longer a hurricane.
- Hurricane Katrina started on a westward path, hitting Florida and then turning north to hit the U.S. Gulf coast, a similar path to that taken by numerous Atlantic hurricanes. Hurricane Sandy started on a northward path, before making an unprecedented westward turn to hit the U.S. east coast.
- Hurricane Katrina's damage was almost exclusively in the United States while Sandy caused significant damage and several dozen deaths in the Caribbean.
- Hurricane Katrina was far deadlier than Sandy, killing more than 1,800 people. Hurricane Sandy killed just over 200 people.
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What percentage of New Orleans is below the poverty line during Hurricane Katrina?
There are two factors that caused much of the issues with Katrina. The first was that the poorer areas of New Orleans were situated in areas that never should have been populated. The ninth ward is well below sea level and was a disaster waiting to happen.
The second situation was completely socioeconomic. While everyone in New Orleans was told to leave the area, the poor had fewer resources to leave for any extended time. The city leaders also refused to assist the poorer sections evacuate the are with available buses.
Contributing factors in the situation was the refusal of the State to ask for Federal help for several days. This created a very difficult situation for those that chose to ignore the warnings (for whatever reasons) and stayed.
While the average person living in New Orleans was not below poverty, the average person that suffered from the disaster was certainly in the lower income for a variety of reasons. When you have fewer dollars to work with, your choices outside handouts from Government, are fewer and more restricted.
What are the environmental effects of hurricane Katrina?
1500 deaths.
3million people left without electricity for over a week.
People who stayed in New Orleans suffered serious food poisoning.
$300bn of repair needed.
Huge areas of flooding in Florida which took months to drain.
What city was left in a worst state after hurricane Katrina?
New Orleans was in the worst condition after Hurricane Katrina after 80% of the city was flooded with water that soon became toxic and over 1400 people died in New Orleans alone.
What was the wind speed of hurricane Katrina when it hit new Orleans?
When Katrina's center was closest to New Orleans the storm had sustained winds of 120 mph,making it a category 3 hurricane.
Was the magnitude of a disaster expected from hurricane Katrina?
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.
How many peoplewe're made homeless in hurricane catrina?
Hurricane Katrina caused an estimated 600,000 to 700,000 people to become homeless due to widespread flooding, destruction of homes, and displacement.
What is the category of Hurricane Katrina at landfall?
Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the morning of August 29 in southeast Louisiana and again near the Louisiana/Mississippi state line as a Category 3 hurricane.
How many trees were felled in hurricane Katrina?
A lot. No one ever counts how many trees a hurricane fells because it isn't worth the time and effort.
What what what were the characters in you survived Hurricane Katrina 2005?
Lists of survivors in the most devastated area's are available from FEMA
When did hurricane Katrina happen at?
Formation
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Gulf of Mexico
Friday, August 26, 2005
Saturday, August 27, 2005
Sunday, August 28, 2005
Third landfall
Monday, August 29, 2005
What weather problems did hurricane Katrina bring?
As with all tropical systems, Hurricane Katrina initially started as a disturbance in the pressure field of the tropics. It was gradually able to get itself organized in the vicinity of the Bahamas due to a favorable environment that included warm sea surface temperatures and minimal wind shear. It further developed into a tropical depression, and then rapidly strengthened into a tropical storm and a hurricane. as it was lifted to the northwest towards Florida by the upper-level steering winds.
Many hurricanes form every year in the tropical oceans, and several achieve strength and size greater than that of Katrina. It should be clear that these are naturally-occurring storms, and Katrina was no different in its behavior - it just happened to hit a highly-populated city, which has long been identified as being vulnerable to hurricanes. It is possible that anthropogenic global warming may have enhanced it somewhat, but there is no way to make this determination. Whether it did or did not, New Orleans should have been prepared for a hurricane of this magnitude (it was only a category 3 when it made landfall) for a long time, and the government response was lacking.
How did hurricane katrina affect the built environment?
Due to existing structures that had suffered subsidence and erosion, the advent of Hurricane Katrina aggravated these overtaxed entities and imploded. Mixtures of oil, sand, raw sewage , pesticides, bacteria and heavy metals flooded New Orleans until it was offloaded to Lake Pontchartrain.
Why was the government blame for hurricane Katrina?
No one is, or was, responsible for Hurricane Katrina. It was a natural phenomena.
Many people think that the aftermath could have been handled better by the administration then in power.
How did hurricane Katrina affect Ontario?
Hurricane Katrina did not affect Canada did not cause as much damage as it did in Louisiana. Parts of Canada, such as Quebec and Ontario, receive some heavy rain, damage from fallen trees and spotty areas of flooding.
Where did people go to hide during hurricane Katrina?
The Louisiana Superdome was the official "shelter of last resort" for the city of New Orleans. You're question is a little vague though so I'm not sure if this is the answer you were looking for.
What action was taken after Hurricane Katrina?
New Orleans was almost completely destroyed. Let me make it short:
- costliest hurricane of all time
- Squashed New Orleans as a category 3 hurricane
- makes Hurricane Andrew look tiny because Katrina was only a category 3 hurricane at landfall and Andrew was a category 5 hurricane and Katrina destroyed 3 times as much in money as Andrew.
- New Orleans was mainly flooded
- Katrina was tiny compared to some hurricanes
