Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina This day of August 23, 2005 was one of the biggest disasters our country could have ever faced in out time. I will never forget that day. That day one simple tropical storm swept through the southern states of our country and killed hundreds of people. Even the day when many U.S. Citizens had to relocate and start life elsewhere. When families were separated and never seen again. The tropical storm that built enough strength to become a hurricane. This Hurricane was named…

the entire Gulf Coast area will never forget. Hurricane Katrina, even ten years later, is one of the most catastrophic natural disasters in United States history. Despite the awareness and preparation that is afforded when anticipating a hurricane, the Gulf Coast was severely devastated when the storm made landfall on August 29, 2005. Although there was widespread destruction, the region most decimated by the hurricane was New Orleans. Hurricane Katrina not only left the entire city underwater,…

“The big lesson I learned from hurricane Katrina is that we have to be thinking about the unthinkable because sometimes the unthinkable happens.” Mike Leavitt. Then ten years after the disaster there was a time article that mostly explained how all the people felt at the current time. Then it told us about how the government abandoned the people of the city and it had many quotes of what people said after the event occurred. Then ten years later a magazine article came out to explain to us how…

emergency preparedness plans, before hurricane Katrina, many of these regulations were more apt to handle an influx of patients, potential chemical warfare, or an armed intruder. These state and federal programs were not prepared to handle the extreme conditions and restricted communication dealt by the levee breaches. In fact many health systems were more prepared for a volcanic eruption than the flash flooding that occurred after Katrina’s passing. Much of the hurricane response failures…

According to Schneider (2008), in the early stage of the Hurricane Katrina, it seems that all public officials at all levels of government have a fairly clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities in the process of emergency operations. However, the bottom-up process still collapsed immediately. Public officials at local government (1st responders) were shocked by the magnitude of the hurricanes and were unable to fulfill their obligation. Therefore, it prevents the process and…

In many ways, the recovery efforts from Hurricane Katrina were just as devastating as the storm itself. The United States currently uses a three-Tiered system consisting of State, Local, and National entities responsible for responding to natural disasters. Accordingly, these regional Commands have a responsibility to ensure that they are ready to respond to events of this magnitude. In the case of Hurricane Katrina, there can be faults found at every level. Perhaps the most telling fault…

On August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast with the force of a nuclear explosion. Less than 12 hours later, more than 80% of New Orleans was submerged in water. The resulting damage is predicted to have cost $300 billion and to have taken at least 1,400 lives. The progress in which cities along the Gulf Coast has amazed much of America, especially in New Orleans. As The New York Times stated, “It is a wonder that any of it is there at all.” (Robertson and Fausset) However, New…

relieving New Orleans of a little pressure . Finally on August 31 Katrina died down but left serious distraction. Katrina was the most expensive and destructive storm to hit the United States. Once the hurricane finally dissipated The coast guards went to work. They rescued over 34,000 people just in New Orleans. Although over 1,800 people lost there life. There were 2 deaths in Alabama, 14 in Florida, 2 in Georgia, 1,577 in Louisiana and 238 in Mississippi. Out of all of these deaths most…

Hurricane Sandy was the most devastating superstorm of the 2012 hurricane season. The massive storm killed over 280 people, affected millions, and cost $100 billion of damage to the United States alone. Sandy was the worst storm of the year, and its tolls were high. The storm was so detrimental due to its magnitude, the damage inflicted upon the United States, and the massive effect on a worldwide scale. What started as a tropical wave on October 22, 2012 developed into a Category 1 hurricane…

and soon enough, we learned that storms are just a natural path way to get to the good parts in life. However, on August 25, 2005, a storm came that was not just a part of life. It did not swiftly breeze through and it did not just pass by. Hurricane Katrina was an exceptional encounter and unlike any other storm that has yet to come. Before the storm, I had moved homes about five times in my eight years of life and this move was no different from the rest. My mom, my stepdad Jamie, and my…