On August 28‚ 2005 Hurricane Katrina was in the Gulf of Mexico were it was a category 5 storm and winds estimated up to 175 miles per hour. At 7:10 am on August 29 hurricane Katrina made landfall in southern Plaquemines Parish‚ Louisiana. It made landfall as a category 3 hurricane and maximum winds up to 135 miles per hour. The hurricane caused a total of 1‚833 fatalities. And the damage cost of this hurricane was $ 108 billion dollars. On October 27‚ 2012 Hurricane Sandy made landfall. Hurricane
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The Louisiana Wetlands Louisiana is located in the most southern part of North America. The wetlands of Louisiana span it ’s southern coast where it feeds into the Gulf of Mexico. Features: ● 3‚560 km2 of fresh water wetlands 6‚600 km2 of salt water wetlands. Bogs‚ Marshes‚ & Swamps ● ● Life in the Wetlands The wetlands may not appear very hospitable to humans‚ nevertheless‚ many living things thrive in this habitat. The large concentration of rich nutrients‚ brought to the wetlands
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This tornado was formed along the Mississippi River in Louisiana and Mississippi. It hit Louisiana and Mississippi on May 6‚ 1840. this tornado was an EF-5‚ that is the highest category in fastest tornadoes.this storm was in between 261-318 miles per hour. The tornado killed 317 people and injured 109 others. The damage cost about
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Hurricane Katrina was one of the worst natural disasters to ever strike the United States. It took place on August 23‚ 2005-August 31‚ 2005. It hit a couple of cities‚ but it hit the city of New Orleans‚ Louisiana the hardest. New Orleans was very popular for tourists before Katrina hit‚ and still is (Jervis‚ 2015). After it hit New Orleans‚ it left many people devastated; killing an estimated amount of 1‚833 people. Many of people were left homeless. There are still places in New Orleans that hasn’t
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forest lands were destroyed. The total loss to the forestry industry from Katrina is calculated to rise to about $5 billion. Also‚ several thousands of local residents were left unemployed. It is estimated $150 billion total of economic impact in Louisiana and Mississippi‚ which far exceeded the governments assistance. Katrina redistributed over one million people across the United States‚ which became the United States largest diaspora[->3] in history. By late January 2006‚ less than half of
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Hurricane Katrina was the most dangerous‚ deadly‚ and horrifying storm to ever hit United States. Hurricane Katrina was so powerful that it devastated the lives of the people of New Orleans‚ Louisiana‚ as well as other Gulf Coast areas. On August 29‚ 2005 at 8:00 am‚ Hurricane Katrina reached Category 5 status. The storm hit the city hard and was the lead story on the national media stage for a number of weeks. The city was wiped out and the clean up and renovation of what is left of The City Of
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family‚ as well as me for many years‚ if not forever. “Wake up! Wake up! We have to leave!” my mother screamed‚ waking us on a beautiful Sunday morning in August (exactly one day before Hurricane Katrina would make landfall on the coast of Louisiana). “For what?” I said. My mom replied‚ “We’re evacuating for the storm. Get your things together as quickly as possible. We’re going to hit the traffic.” I was puzzled because I was concerned as to why we were evacuating for a category three
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After Hurricane Rita struck Lake Charles‚ in southwest Louisiana‚ on September 24‚ 2005‚ many businesses wondered if they would ever return to their former selves. Massive destruction was everywhere. Lake Charles‚ know for its large and beautiful oak and pine trees‚ now had the job of removing those downed trees from homes‚ businesses‚ and lots. You could see for miles through what used to be thick forests. Huge trucks designed for removing massive tree trunks were everywhere. While driving
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exchange. To recompense its ally France gave all of Louisiana west of the Mississippi and New Orleans to Spain‚ but with these being the only exceptions‚ England now had the whole land of North America east of the Mississippi in its power. The majority of Spanish and African occupants of Florida left and established somewhere else in parts of the Spanish empire‚ but all French settlers maintained occupying Canada‚ the Illinois country‚ and Spanish Louisiana. Over all the triumph‚ on the race for the most
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The Government’s Response to Hurricane Katrina In this analysis‚ the role of the government and it’s response to Hurricane Katrina will be examined. This is a complex subject which raises many questions‚ such as: (1.) the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina resulting from the layered government administration‚ (2.) several types of errors in policies causing neglect in decision making‚ (3.) the political manipulation of disaster declaration and relief aid to win votes‚ (4.) the problems of acquiring
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