Hurricane Katrina
This is a picture showing how bad the floods from hurricane Katrina were.I got it from vivalahandbag.blogspot.com.
I am doing this blog as part of my environmental studies course. I will be covering various natural disasters through history over the next 5 weeks. To do this I will be using a combination of written facts, pictures and videos from the scenes of the natural disasters. I have taken a great interest in this topic during my geography course and I hope you will enjoy my blog over the next few weeks. My first blog will be about hurricane Katrina one of the greatest hurricanes ever. I will then work back through history and cover other natural disasters.
Hurricane Katrina is ranked as one of the five strongest hurricanes ever to hit the USA. It formed over the Bahamas but strengthened and reached southeast Louisiana as a category three hurricane on 29th august 2005. New Orleans in Louisiana had prepared for the hurricane by building levees but they nearly all failed . It was the most costly hurricane in US history and the strongest since 1928. Almost two thousand people died during the hurricane and over $80 billion worth of damage was done. The urban area worst affected by the hurricane was New Orleans where over eighty percent of the city was flooded. At its strongest, Katrina was a category three hurricane with wind speeds of over 175m/ph.
The effects of the hurricane, particularly in Louisiana were catastrophic. Eighty percent of the land was flooded due to the failure of artificial levees built along the sides of Louisiana's main canals and rivers. Although most of the poulation evacuated well before Katrina hit, many still opted to stay behind. Those who did, sought shelter in attics, on rooftops or in the Louisiana megadome. Many of the states main roads and bridges, particularly in New Orleans, were damaged, destroyed or washed away. This made it harder for rescue teams to assist those stranded in New Orleans. Eventually, the US government decided to send in coast guard helicopters to assist those still stranded in New Orleans.
This is a picture of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. It shows just how much damage the hurricane caused. I got it from garymonro.blogsome.com.
http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=Duz-2v1Omvc
This is a video I got from youtube showing some images of Huricane Katrina and the destruction it caused.
