Hurricane Wilma

low-income community Ninth Ward has faced “chronic neglect” from city services and is victimized (Breunlin and Regis 2006: 749). They argue that actions are being taken to make today’s New Orleans population “whiter and wealthier” than it was before the hurricane and destruction (Breunlin and Regis 2006: 758) Furthermore, they explain that majority of the New Orleanian upper-class is mostly white and Republican, and that it strives to reduce the overwhelmingly black-and-constraining underclass…

Hurricane Katrina is known as one of the most deadliest hurricanes in the United States. It initially started 200 miles southeast of the Bahamas at speeds of 40MPH. It was classified as a tropical storm. By the time it reached south Florida 2 people were killed and it was reclassified as a category 1 hurricane. It was beneath an anticyclone hovering over the Gulf of Mexico. Over water it gained momentum and was classified as category 5 at 175mph It became category 3 at 120mph as it hit…

natural disasters it had ever faced. Hurricane Katrina, a Category 5 storm which passed over the Gulf of Mexico and landed on the shores of New Orleans. As one of the top five deadliest hurricanes, this natural disaster changed the geological landscape and in 2016 there are still scars on Louisiana from this tragedy. In the beginning of the storm, which developed to be one of the most violent hurricanes in United States’ history, it began a large Category 3 hurricane which traveled passed the…

Two of the United States worst natural disasters in money lost and life lost has been form hurricanes. The to hurricanes that steps up from the rest have been hurricane Sandy in 2012 that hit the northern east coast and hurricane Katrina that hit the southern east coast in 2005. A hurricane is a tropical cyclone that is rotating low pressure system that has organized thunder storms with no front boundary separating two air masses of different densities. Tropical cyclones with sustained surface…

August 21, 2016 Hurricanes and tornadoes have been occurring time to time causing massive havoc and destruction of property along their path. In this paper we are going to talk about one hurricane that occurred recently and caused a lot of damage, hurricane KATRINA. Hurricane Katrina was the third deadliest hurricane of all time to have ever hit the United States of America. The hurricane Katrina originated in the coast of Bahamas where it was formed Hurricane Katrina caused major…

Some examples of disaster preparedness from the past is September 11th, anthrax, Hurricane Katrina, and terrorism to name a few (Lippmann, 2011). This is very important to know because it shows what lack of preparation there has been in the past. Disaster can be defined with floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, and deathly viruses (Lippmann, 2011). These are not small situations, but are considered life, and death situations. In addition…

The land effects of Hurricane Katrina came in many ways, this especially to living conditions for the people left behind. One must understand that the damages caused by a hurricane do not stop after the hurricane deteriorates. The aftermath of a hurricane creates many changes to the land, these alterations, for many circumstances create an everlasting distress to that soil. Close to 90…

This quote from a Nepalese affected by the Earthquake in 2015, shows that the international humanitarian system needs a fundamental reorientation from supplying aid to supporting and facilitating communities' own relief and recovery priorities. In addition Nigel Fisher, a former Humanitarian Coordinator talks in this Video, how listening to the voices of local communities affected by disaster is essential and a very important part of humanitarian response. “People who are affected and people…

3.6. Root causes in the Bourbon Dolphin accident The critical events in the Bourbon Dolphin accident are identified with the help of reviewing the official report of Bourbon dolphin accident (2008) and experts opinions. These are initial heel angle and drift of vessel. 3.6.1. Root causes in vessel capsizing The stability of an AHV during anchor deployment or recovery is a complex subject. The stability is primarily dependent on vessel’s design, environmental conditions and forces acting on it.…

Have you ever wondered why a storm rolls in, or why any natural phenomena related to the sky occurs? Have you ever wondered about how it would be like when everyone believed the Gods were in charge of everything that happened, such as; if there was a storm, it was their fault, or if there was thunder and lightning, it was their fault? Back in the era of mythology, these were a couple of their beliefs. One God that was really important was Zeus, the God of the sky. Whenever there was a…