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Frage | Antworten |
Date | August 29th 2005 |
Magnitude | 3/4 on Saffir Simpson |
Storm Surge | 9m |
Wind speeds | 190km/h |
Direction | South Florida Mississipi Louisiana New Orleans |
Deaths | 1800 |
Homeless | 800,000 |
Homes destroyed | 240,000 |
Economic effect | $108billion Gulf oil production halted |
Flooding | 80% of New Orleans flooded |
Social effects | Looting of properties that were evacuated |
Good | Accurately predicted - 600,000 left |
Bad | Levees overtopped Government criticised at slow response Shock at deaths and lack of planning/response |
Future | Levees and other measures rebuilt |
prediction | hurricane tracks predict movement airplanes, buoys, satellites show location |
success | predicted 56 hours before landfall declared state emergency 2 days before |
criticism | voluntary evacuation 2 days before mandatory evacuation only 1 day before |
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