What happened before the hurricane? The tropical misery which transformed into Hurricane Katrina‚ constructed over Bahamas on August 23‚2005‚ and the weather predictors soon had the ability to warned people living amongst the Gulf Coast region‚ that a large storm is on its way. By the time August the 28th had hit evacuations were under way through out the Gulf of the United States. That same day National Weather predictors predicted after the storm the majority of the Gulf Coast would be unsafe
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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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A Natural Disaster: Hurricane Katrina In August of 2005‚ the lives of the people living in New Orleans changed drastically due to a massive hurricane. Hurricane Katrina is the third deadliest hurricane to ever hit the United States. There were several lives taken‚ many families and homes destroyed. The financial damage caused by the hurricane was shocking. Several countries and people made donations to help rebuild homes and the city of New Orleans. There were several lives taken as well
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New Orleans New Orleans Louisiana was a flourishing city in 2004. After Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005‚ the impact of the storm diminished the people’s faith in government‚ but people’s faith in their religion strengthened. Despite their religion‚ the city itself was still diminished culturally and historically. A large portion of the New Orleans black residents were already living under the poverty line before Katrina even came to the city. Most of the poor didn’t have insurance‚ many waited
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Hurricane Katrina An unexpected and a devastating event that forms over tropical or subtropical waters because of the extreme heat from the water and increases the intensity of the storm is called a hurricane storm. In the last few decades‚ we came across several hurricanes such as Katrina‚ Sandy‚ Ike etc. whose occurrence had a large negative impacts on the life of the human beings. In this essay‚ I am going to discourse the reasons for the occurrence of Katrina‚ its impacts on the life. Also‚ I
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HURRICANE IKE RECOVERY RESPONSE Hurricane Ike was the third most destructive hurricane to make landfall in U.S. history with an estimated $22 billion in damages to Texas. Ike’s damage started September 12‚ 2008 with a 12 foot storm surge flooding 75% of Galveston Island and made landfall September 13. Hurricane Ike sustained winds (110mph) were considered a Category Two‚ only being one mile per hour from a Category Three (111mph). Ike’s storm surge was considered that of a Category Five. Texas
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my grandmother begins racing to find a place for us all to go. “Damien‚ come help.” my grandmother calls. They try to get all of the food and water they can get‚ but suddenly everything turns black. The lights are out and the power is gone.The hurricane starts coming. “Here are some candles.” my mom screams as she searches through cabinets and boxes. “I found a fan too!” My grandmother is panicking and grinding her hands into my mom’s skin. It starts getting hotter and hotter. My dad tries to
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Hurricane Katrina was one of the deadliest five hurricanes that happened in the history of the United States. Hurricane Katrina was mapping since August 24th‚ 2005. The tropical storm started on the Bahamas and moved to Florida in days. Meteorologists were able to warn people in the Gulf Coast States that a major storm was on its way. New Orleans was the main impact of Hurricane Katrina. On August 28th‚ 2005 the mayor of New Orleans Ray Nagin ordered a mandatory evacuation. Major Nagin also declared
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Glover once stated‚ “When Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf and the floodwaters rose and tore through New Orleans‚ it did not turn the region into a Third World country…it revealed one” (Glover). As the winds reached speeds of 100 to 140 miles per hour‚ water crashed against the levees‚ breaking them‚ and flooding 80% of Louisiana. Hurricane Katrina’s peaked at a category five‚ but disintegrated into a category three. The third deadliest hurricane is what Hurricane Katrina achieved. In the wake of
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Hurricane Katrina Early Morning on August 29th 2005 the United States was hit by Hurricane Katrina along the Gulf Coast. Hundreds to thousands of people in Louisiana‚ Mississippi‚ and Alabama were affected. Making Hurricane Katrina one of the deadliest hurricanes to hit the United States. Hurricane Katrina was rated a category 5‚ the highest rated category. Killing an estimate of 1‚833 people. After the hurricane Millions of people were left homeless along the Gulf Coast. The storm hit the New Orleans
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