Hurricane Katrina

Question 1

What year did this hurricane take place in?

Answer 1

2006

Question 2

What country and city did this take place in?

Answer 2

USA, New Orleans

Question 3

What category was this hurricane?

Answer 3

3

Question 4

What speed were the high winds?

Answer 4

280km hr

Question 5

How high was the storm surge?

Answer 5

8m (10 in some)

Question 6

What costal flooding was there?

Answer 6

Low lying areas very vulnerable (most of New Orleans was 1m under sea level)
Old levees

Question 7

How bad were the landslides?

Answer 7

There were no major landslides in USA
But Guatemala had major landslides

Question 8

What were the other significant hazards?

Answer 8

Low lying land under sea level due to water pumped out
80% flooded
More storms flooded-Wilma

Question 9

How many refugees were there?

Answer 9

1 million

Question 10

How much warning was there?

Answer 10

19 hours to evacuate
150,000 left behind and moved into the Louisiana superbowl

Question 11

Where did people take refuge?

Answer 11

Louisiana Super Bowl stadium

Question 12

How many people died

Answer 12

1800

Question 13

What support was there after the event?

Answer 13

US army, national guard, FEMA and eventually congress funds

Question 14

How much did the hurricane cost?

Answer 14

US$200bn

Question 15

What shock was there from the hurricane?

Answer 15

President bush and local gov helped out white people more-racist response
Many black people left due to the racist response
Bush under heavy criticism

Question 16

What % of New Orleans is under sea level?

Answer 16

50%

Question 17

How big was the area left with out power?

Answer 17

The same size as the uk

Question 18

What are 5 secondary effects of the hurricane?

Answer 18

-600,000 people left the area
-oil price increased as the supply was interrupted
-looting, national guard was ‘ruthless’ ordered to deal with lawlessness and not distribute aid
-political issues as racist and classist response (most of urban poor were black)
-bush under criticism for arriving late and not helping enough

Question 19

What are 5 primary effects of the hurricane?

Answer 19

-most stranded in cars surrounded by toxic flood waters
-area size of uk had no power and it took 2 months to be reconnected
-1 million made refugees
-1242 dead initially
-150,000 left behind due to their own will and moved to shelter in Louisiana superbowl

Question 20

What are 5 short term responses of the hurricane?

Answer 20

-only 300 evacuated
-evacuation happened day before landfall
-plan drawn up 19 hours before landfall
-Red Cross helped many with food, water
-national guard brought medicine

Question 21

What are 5 long term responses of the hurricane?

Answer 21

-$1.3b invested in public information and education systems
-congress agreed to $62b for rebuilding, debris removal and risk reduction
-400,000 people left New Orleans (wealthier black middle class did not return)
-66% black population fell to 59%
-amazing common decency seen by ordinary people and NGOs like churches and the Red Cross

Question 22

What are 4 evaluation points of the hurricane?

Answer 22

-short term effects were terrible and army and supplies thrown at the problem
-largest airlift in US history moved people out the arena and sort of solved the problem
-reputation of George w bush reduced
-black/poor and rich divide showed itself again