Hurricane Katrina

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Case study of a hurricane in a developed country
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Resumo de Recurso

Questão Responda
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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