Katrina

Question 1

when/where was hurricane Katrina?

Answer 1

• August 2005
• Southern USA
• Category 5

Question 2

what were the primary impacts of Katrina?

Answer 2

• high winds

- rainfall

Question 3

what were the secondary impacts of Katrina?

Answer 3

• 110k homes destroyed by flooding
• lots of refugees has to stay over 1000km away from home
• oil rigs on one gulf badly damages- price of petrol in the UK was hit
• looting
• 50k homes unrepairable
• 5 mil left without power
• 1240 fatalities

Question 4

why was the area particularly at risk/vulnerable?

Answer 4

• New Orleans lies on the Golf Coast
• since 1924 there have been 33 category 5 hurricanes in US
• defences like the levees weren’t up to modern standards

Question 5

what were the responses to hurricane Katrina?

Answer 5

• 150k people stayed by choice
• advanced warning were in force by the 26th August
• govt aid assigned 10.5bn US in 1st week after event
• 1.6bn donated to red cross
• national guard deployed
• Louisiana superdome provided shelter for 180k for 3 days