Hurricane Katrina(hazards)

Question 1

What category was this tropical storm of the saffir-Simpson scale ?

Answer 1

5(at its peak)

Question 2

What were the peak wind speeds when the tropical storm hit ?

Answer 2

Over 175mph

Question 3

What location did hurricane Katrina impact the most ?

Answer 3

New Orleans due to the horrific storm surge which occurred there due to being located UNDER sea level

Question 4

What fatal engineering flaw led to the cause of 80% of people who died ?

Answer 4

Flaws in the flood protection levees

Question 5

How many people died ?

Answer 5

1800

Question 6

How many peoples homes were destroyed ?

Answer 6

Around 300,000 houses

Question 7

What was the total cost/ economic impact ?

Answer 7

$125 billion

Question 8

What event occurred which questions the morale and community spirt ?

Answer 8

Mass looting occurred.

Question 9

List 3 short term responses ?

Answer 9

Emergency housing for 2.3 million people

More than 130,00 relief workers from all states helped out with rescue and support of New Orleans

Americas second harvest collected 33 million pounds of food for these who had been displaced

Question 10

List 3 long term responses ?

Answer 10

Up to 45,000 national guard and federal troops mobilized to help re-establish governance

USA received $850 Million in disaster aid

There has been poor and half hearted reconstruction efforts since then.