Hurricane Katrina Flashcards
(3 cards)
1
Q
Background information on Hurrican katrina:
When?
Winds?
Where?
Why?
A
2005
Peak winds over 175mph - category 5
Louisiana and Mississippi
Katrina’s storm surge
Flooding caused
over 80% to flooded
Levees broke
2
Q
Impacts of Katrina:
A
Category 5, caused 6 meter storm surges and flooded 80% of New Orleans
1200 deaths, 1 million homeless
7 million gallons of oil spillage, beach erosion
$125 billion in damage
3
Q
Responses to Katrina
A
US government response was slow
$50 billion was allocated for disaster relief and reconstruction
UK sent food aid to assist
National Guard was deployed
