1. Hurricane Katrina
August 2005

2. Hurricane Katrina Word Webs Page 88
In your notes draw the two word webs below. You will complete the word webs as we talk about Katrina.
Human Impact

3. Hurricane Katrina One of the five deadliest hurricanes in history
Affected the Bahamas, Florida, Cuba, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and most of Eastern North America
43 tornadoes came from Katrina
Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi (Gulf Coast)

4. Katrina Time Line http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbJaMWw4-2Q
August 24, 2005 – storm begins to form
August 28, becomes a category five ( ) MPR winds
mandatory evacuation is announced; warning the levees might break; people are warned of the danger, but don’t evacuate; FEMA and National Guard start to supply the Superdome

5. August 29, 2005
levees start to break (massive flooding results); media starts to report ; road and communication damage make it difficult to find new information and send supplies

6. August 30, 2005 80% of New Orleans is under water(flooded);
Under 20 ft of flood water
New Orleans is below sea level
New Orleans is a ‘Bowl’
Surrounded by water
Mississippi River
Lake Pontchartrain
Gulf of Mexico

7. September 2005
Evacuation of New Orleans becomes mandatory - dangerous conditions:
No water No sanitation
No supplies Unsafe Conditions
No power
No communication

8. September (cont) Looting and Violence break out
National Guard called in
Marshall Law

9. 2005 (cont)
Bush visits and send billions of dollars in aid, including active duty troops, search for survivors continues; people starting returning by the end of the month
October – 9th Ward residents still not allowed to return
November – some public schools re-open
December – residents of the 9th Ward are allowed to return
By December of 2006, less than one half of New Orleans population has returned

10. Facts and Estimates Facts are still controversial and changing
Hit the Gulf Coast: Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida
1,273 deaths, 564 missing people, 93 bodies remain unclaimed or unidentified (1800)
750,000 people were forced to evacuate, 1 million people were displaced
444,000 people in New Orleans before the Katrina
191, 000 people in New Orleans a year later
billion dollars in damages
80% of New Orleans was under water on Aug 31, 2005
35 miles of debris left in New Orleans (10 superdomes)

11. Statistics