Hurricane Katrina is tied with Hurricane Harvey as being the costliest tropical cyclones in history. The storm was immense with a range of over 400 miles wide and winds of 140 miles per hour or more making landfall as a Category 3 hurricane. Though the storm was immense, the aftermath would be the demonstration of a catastrophe. The failures that contributed to a city being underwater for weeks to follow is one of the greatest disasters associated with this hurricane. The cost of the storm and its aftermath would be felt for years to come. The total mount of property damage is estimated at 125 billion dollars. This is roughly four times the amount of damage caused by the Hurricane Andrew which happened in 1992.1245-1836 people killed is the estimated total as this counts evacuees on the latter end of the amount as people who were classified as missing which makes an exact number hard to determine.
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- Introduction
- The Setting
- Disaster Unfolds
- Impact
- Containing the Disaster
- Relief and First Response Efforts
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
This document provides an overview of the flooding that occurred in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina in 2005. It examines the causes of the flooding, including the failure of the city's levee system, and explores the impact of the disaster on the city and its residents. The text analyzes the shortcomings in the flood control infrastructure and emergency response efforts, highlighting the challenges faced in mitigating the devastating effects of the hurricane.
- Hurricane Katrina's impact on New Orleans
- Failure of the levee system
- Challenges of flood control and emergency response
- Long-term consequences of the disaster
- Lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina
Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
- Introduction: This chapter introduces the devastating impact of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans, emphasizing the city's vulnerability due to its location below sea level and the reliance on a complex levee system. The chapter highlights the failure of the levee system, which contributed significantly to the catastrophic flooding.
- The Setting: This section describes the unique geographical context of New Orleans, highlighting its vulnerability to flooding due to its location below sea level and the reliance on a complex system of levees, canals, and pumping stations.
- Disaster Unfolds: This chapter describes the events leading up to and during the hurricane, detailing the failure of the levee system and the subsequent widespread flooding. It highlights the design flaws and inadequacies of the levee system, which contributed to its collapse.
- Impact: This chapter focuses on the immediate and long-term consequences of the flooding, describing the widespread damage to infrastructure, homes, and businesses. It also discusses the challenges faced by residents in the aftermath of the disaster, including access to food, water, and shelter.
- Containing the Disaster: This chapter explores the efforts to contain the flooding, highlighting the challenges associated with pumping out water from a city below sea level. The chapter analyzes the reasons for the slow progress in removing water from the city, including the damaged pumping stations and the ongoing vulnerability to flooding from subsequent storms.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, flooding, levee system, flood control, disaster management, emergency response, infrastructure failure, urban planning, environmental vulnerability, storm surge, pumping stations, evacuation, relief efforts, social impact, economic impact.
- Quote paper
- Brandon Holladay (Author), 2018, Hurricane Katrina and the Flooding of New Orleans. A Natural Disaster and its Consequences, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.hausarbeiten.de/document/425087