One of the important events during his presidency was the devastating weather phenomena called hurricane katrina. Hurricane katrina was a destructive category 5 storm that made landfall on the u. Katrina in perspective hurricane katrina was one of the worst natural disasters in our nations history and has caused unimaginable devastation and heartbreak throughout the gulf coast region. Hurricane katrina began as tropical depression twelve over the southeastern bahamas on august 23, 2005.
Hurricaneforce winds extended outward up to 105 miles from the center of the storm. A katrina lexicon is adapted from a chapter in the katrina effect. The storm surge from katrina was 20feet six meters high. Facts about hurricane katrina hurricane katrina was the costliest u. Hurricanes dont only affect people living along the coast. This makes katrina the third most intense united states u. The committee began this investigation of the preparations for and response to hurricane katrina within two weeks of the hurricanes landfall on the gulf coast. Hurricane katrina facts tell us about the power of the storm and the devastation it left in its wake. A hurricane, also known as a tropical cyclone is a circular air movement over the warm ocean waters in the warm part of earth near the equator.
The final death toll was at 1,836, primarily from louisiana 1,577 and mississippi 238. Known also as cyclones and typhoons in other parts of the world, hurricanes cause high winds, flooding, heavy rain, and storm surges. Hurricane katrina was a category 5 hurricane that hit louisiana on august 29, 2005. Researchers have reported how hurricane katrina has affected teachers who work with kindergarten to grade 12 k12, yet little is known about how the natural disaster has affected other important k12 faculty and staff e. Hurricane katrina is one of the deadliest hurricanes in us history and was the most expensive natural disaster ever to affect the united states.
Hurricaneforce winds can extend outward to about 25 miles in a small hurricane and to more than 150 miles for a large one. The devastating aftermath of hurricane katrina exposed a series of deeprooted problems, including controversies over the federal governments response, difficulties in searchandrescue efforts. Brown national hurricane center 20 december 2005 updated 14 september 2011 to include damage estimates from the national flood insurance program and to revise the total damage estimate. One of the most devastating hurricanes the united states has experienced is hurricane katrina, a category 3 hurricane. Thereafter, 85 percent of greater new orleans was flooded, 1,500 lives were lost, and approximately 100,000 were left homeless. It appears here with permission of the publisher and author. Lessons learned we are not as prepared as we need to be at all levels. When the levees protecting new orleans failed in august 2005, approximately 80 percent of the city was flooded. Hurricane katrina was the largest natural disaster in the united states in living. Hurricane katrina changed many peoples lives forever. Its hurricane force winds reached 75 nautical miles east. Katrina made landfall on monday, 29 august 2005 at 6. Waiting, even if because the facts on the ground werent clear, was an unconscio.
Katrina was then a large category 3 hurricane see appendix a for saffirsimpson scale with winds of 125 mph and a central pressure of 920 millibars mb. These hurricane katrina facts will leave you in awe of the power of nature, and saddened by the incredible destruction that occurred. Hurricane katrina was one of the deadliest natural disasters in living memory. Most of the deaths from hurricane katrina were concentrated in one place, new. Hurricane katrina will be remembered for its catastrophic flooding in new orleans due to levee failure. It is costliest tropical cyclone on record, tying with hurricane harvey in 2017. Hurricane katrina found us still a nation unprepared for catastrophe. Hurricane katrina occurred four years after the attacks of 911, three years after the subsequent creation of the department of homeland security dhs, and one year after the dhs had created a national response plan.
Mississippi, louisiana, and alabama are, respectively, the. Final report of the select bipartisan committee to investigate the preparation for and response to hurricane katrina. Frequently, the right side of a hurricane is the most dangerous in terms of storm surge, winds, and tornadoes. Members of the select committee agree unanimously with the report. House of representatives and the american people for their consideration. Hurricane katrina, tropical cyclone that struck the southeastern united states in august 2005, breaching levees and causing widespread damage and deaths. The storm was the third major hurricane of the 2005 atlantic hurricane season, and the fourthmost intense. Hurricane katrina deaths, louisiana, 2005 article pdf available in disaster medicine and public health preparedness 24.
Forecasts of katrinas path from nhc were better than longterm average errors and better than the government performance and results act gpra 2006 goals established for hurricane track forecasts. But despite the heightened attention to homeland security, the response to katrina was a. Hurricane katrina was the largest and third strongest hurricane ever recorded to make landfall in the u. Impact of katrina greater than just a hurricane 80% of new orleans was flooded 6080% of the population was evacuated no power or water media coverage questioned federal response public health infrastructure gone think of posttsunami banda ache or post earthquake haiti water quality. The devastation along the gulf coast from hurricane katrina was.
Hurricane katrina george w bush was the 43rd american president who served in office from january 20, 2001 to january 20, 2009. The scholars featured here have taken up the task of analyzing the impact of hurricane katrina on the residents of the city of new orleans and the nation. The storm triggered catastrophic flooding, particularly in the city of new orleans. Hurricane katrina, which briefly became a category 5 hurricane in the gulf of mexico, began as a storm in the western atlantic. The committee presents the report narrative and the. In new orleans, the levees were designed for category 3, but katrina peaked at a category 5 hurricane, with winds up to 175 miles per hour. Recovery by the numbers recovery numbers as of 512015, mitigation numbers as of 6152015, last edited on 62315 these numbers reflect. Examining the aftereffects of hurricane katrina in new. It is of note that the last ten hurricane seasons have produced 14 out of the 30 costliest systems to affect the united states. Hurricane katrina obligates us to reexamine how the federal government is organized to address the full range of potential catastrophic events both natural and manmade.
Levine, oenone rooksby, and joelykym sobott, and published this week by bloomsbury. Hurricane katrina facts and information national geographic. The 11 facts you want are below, and the sources for the facts are at the very. Hurricane katrina and the levee failures resulted in the deaths of at least 986 louisiana residents. Katrina formed in the central bahamas and moved northwest. Displaying all worksheets related to hurricane katrina. On august 27 katrina strengthened to a category 3 hurricane, with top winds exceeding 115 miles per hour 185 km per hour and a circulation that covered virtually the entire gulf of mexico. Learn more about hurricanes and other tropical storms so you can be prepared to keep your family safe. New orleans august 26 2016 as we approach the 11th anniversary of hurricane katrina, people around the world will reflect on the devastating impact that the storm and subsequent levee failures had on new orleans and the entire gulf coast region. At least 90 tornadoes were associated with rita in alabama, mississippi, louisiana, and arkansas. Some areas received one foot of flooding while others were submerged by more than 10 feet of water. Worksheets are title of activity, name hurricanes natures wildest storms, activity 4 work hurricane katrina, storm teachers guide final, hurricane katrina, 3 6 2 optional teaching method suggestion, hurricane readiness l311.
Hurricane katrina research bibliography preventionweb. Hurricane katrina was the largest and 3rd strongest hurricane ever recorded to. In new orleans, the levees were designed for category 3, but katrina peaked at a category 5 hurricane, with winds up to 175 mph. Click for more kids facts and information or download the worksheet collection. A vast coastline of towns and communities has been decimated. The tragic loss of life and human suffering in katrinas wake would have been sufficient in. Additionally, rita had earlier produced a storm surge in the florida keys of 45 ft 1. Hurricane katrina facts and information environment. Its hurricaneforce winds reached 75 nautical miles east. Water spills over a levee along the inner harbor navigational canal in the aftermath of hurricane katrina on august 30, 2005, in new orleans. The evacuation rate during hurricane katrina was near 80 percent. Hurricane katrina august 2331, 2005 national weather service. Hurricane katrina was the largest and 3rd strongest hurricane ever recorded to make landfall in the us. Coastal storm surge flooding of 20 to 30 feet above normal tide levels, along with large and dangerous battering waves, occurred near and to the east of where the center of.
Adding to the destruction following hurricane katrina, fires burn in parts of new orleans in an apocalyptic scene from early on september 3, 2005. The depression later strengthened into a tropical storm on the morning of august 24 where the storm was also named katrina. Katrina has reified the reason why the discipline of black studies was founded on both an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches to examining black phenomena. Hurricane katrina occurred four years after the attacks of 911, three years after. Missing from the literature is the impact that this natural disaster has had on these formal school.
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