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no way to prepare for a disaster of this size. As the winds raged on and the waters crashed against the coast, ultimately drowning out around 80% of the state, Hurricane Katrina proved to be more than just a category five hurricane, proving to be historical, holding a position of the third deadliest hurricane that has affected the United States of America. Three reasons Hurricane Katrina proved unpreparedness were; The New Orleans levee system was…

Texas received a daily record rainfall of 7.35 inches and Louisiana experienced a maximum reading of 10.63 inches in Basile. The Storm surge caused by Audrey when she pushed ashore was 12 feet, which unfortunately caused massive destruction and took many lives. Galveston, Texas to Cocodrie, Louisiana had 6 feet of storm surge. Several tornadoes touched down in New Orleans. Most of the lives taken that day was due to the storm…

Oath of Allegiance The Oath of Allegiance was an Oath made so the Acadians could promise the British that they would practice their religion and would be on their side at all times. The Oath of Allegiance was made so the Acadians couldn’t revolt against the British. Acadians should take the Oath of Allegiance. Acadians should take the Oath because by doing this they would get some protection. By that I mean if they followed what the British wanted them to do the British would probably…

Although the DHH, CMS, and JACHO, FEMA and guide Louisiana hospital 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…

It’s been 12 years when we had one of the deadliest hurricanes that brought us into difficult situation. On August 29, 2005, a storm made landfall in the Gulf Coast of the United States. The rating of the storm in Saffir-Simpson was Category 3, and it had 100-140 miles per hour of sustained winds. Many people underestimated the strength of Hurricane Katrina that caused more than $100 billion in damage, and it killed almost 2,000 people. Hurricane Katrina has led to massive residential flooding…

Hurricane Irma as a category 5 hurricane which is the largest hurricane size. Irma was the strongest hurricane outside the Gulf of Mexico and span over 650 miles wide. Hurricane Jose was a category 3 hurricane that was on the East Coast of the United States. It had minimal damage to the coastline and only one…

Louisiana has faced many environmental problems throughout its history. Problems such as shoreline loss, wetlands being destroyed, and oceanic life dying. These problems are because of Hurricane Katrina, human population density, and the oil spill. The hurricane wiped out the region’s shoreline and the oil spill killed many of the oceanic life in the Gulf of Mexico. According to Marquina (2015), a storm like Hurricane Katrina was a natural disaster waiting to happen for the state of Louisiana.…

still alive in her imagination as heralds of apocalypse. “Any day now the fabric of the Universe is comin’ unravelled,” she says. The film is set in the region beyond the levees of southern Louisiana, in which uneven porches and sidewalks show the fact that the land is gradually sinking. Hushpuppy…

Introduction The Impacts and effects that Hurricane Katrina had on the United States and how it impacted America socially, economically and politically during this time period it happened until now. Hurricane Katrina was an extremely destructive and deadly category 5 hurricane that cause catastrophic damage along the gulf coast from central Florida to Texas. Much due to the storm surge and levee failure. In addition, severe property damage occurred in coastal areas such as Mississippi beachfront…

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 of them were older people. 71 percent of deaths were 60 years…