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Mapa Mental por Oliver Hall, atualizado more than 1 year ago
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Criado por Oliver Hall
mais de 9 anos atrás
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Huricane Katrina
- Warm air from the
ocean combined with
the storm, rose and
created a low
pressure zone.
- Wind speeds
picked up as the
storm moved
across the ocean,
picking up more
warm, moist air.
- A storm surge also took
place when a large dome
of water was created
underneath the hurricane.
- New Orleans is built in a bowl
and only in exsitence because
of dams and levees contolling
the Mississippi River. This
meant that it was prone to
flooding.
- These levees broke,
meaning that 80% of
New Orleans was
inundated with flood
water.
- These levees broke,
meaning that 80% of
New Orleans was
inundated with flood
water.
- Many buildings were destroyed.
- 1300 people were killed
- 500'000
refugees
- 1300 people were killed
- Trees and
vegetation were
destroyed.
- Drinking water was
mixed with salty sea
water. Making some
people sick.
- 10'000s took refuge in the
Superdome. It had no proper
sanitation, became overheated
and there was a lack of proper
supplies.
- Buisnesses
were
looted
- Alabama had
400'000 homes
left without
power.
- A Congressional
Report stated that
Hurricane Katrina
was a national
failure.
- Helicopters were used to
help repair the levees that
broke.
- The Red Cross
served 995'000
meals in just one
day.
- President Bush put $3.1 billion
towards repairs and
improvements.
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