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Flashcards by rasan.anisha, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by rasan.anisha
almost 10 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| 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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