Case Study: Hurricane Katrina, August 23rd – 31st 2005
Causes: Category 5 storm, created in Gulf of Mexico
Brought powerful winds of 280km/h
Storm serge 10m high
5th most intense Atlantic basin hurricane on record
Short term impacts: Long term impacts:
1833 died in Louisiana and 228 in Mississippi Tourism in New Orleans decline
150,000 people didn’t evacuate Refugees from Katrina were reg
More than 1 million became refugees states
3 million left without electricity $300 billion worth of damage
80% of New Orleans was flooded Many businesses were affected
1200 people died Insurance companies lost billion
Coastal habitats were destroyed and eco-systems stopped insuring homeowners
were disrupted 30 oil installations were damag
Criminal gangs roamed the streets 1.3 million acers of forest land w
Water supplies were disrupted Storm surge caused substantial
Louisiana Superdome where people were staying Breeding grounds were lost for
became unhygienic and there was a lack of food marine mammals
and water Forced 16 National Wildlife Ref
Looting took place after the storm Many people became totally tra
Storm surges destroyed the levee’s of lake Racial tensions were exposed in
Pontchartrain Agricultural production was hal
People blamed the vulnerability of the Major highways were destroyed
population on poor leadership Road Bridges were damaged
Short term responses Long term responses:
National Guard restored order, rebuilt levis, $51.8 billion was allocated from
helped evacuate and brought food and water UK government sent food aid
US Senate authorised a bill assigning $10.5 billion Bahrain, Bangladesh and Brune
in aid Dominica offered police to mon
Levee systems were improved areas
The Bush Administration sought $105 billion for The public donated $1.8 billion
repairs Red Cross
Authorities found it hard to respond due to the Took 43 days to pump the wate
sheer scale of the disaster
Basic supplies of food and water were delivered
to support 150,000 for 3 days
Causes: Category 5 storm, created in Gulf of Mexico
Brought powerful winds of 280km/h
Storm serge 10m high
5th most intense Atlantic basin hurricane on record
Short term impacts: Long term impacts:
1833 died in Louisiana and 228 in Mississippi Tourism in New Orleans decline
150,000 people didn’t evacuate Refugees from Katrina were reg
More than 1 million became refugees states
3 million left without electricity $300 billion worth of damage
80% of New Orleans was flooded Many businesses were affected
1200 people died Insurance companies lost billion
Coastal habitats were destroyed and eco-systems stopped insuring homeowners
were disrupted 30 oil installations were damag
Criminal gangs roamed the streets 1.3 million acers of forest land w
Water supplies were disrupted Storm surge caused substantial
Louisiana Superdome where people were staying Breeding grounds were lost for
became unhygienic and there was a lack of food marine mammals
and water Forced 16 National Wildlife Ref
Looting took place after the storm Many people became totally tra
Storm surges destroyed the levee’s of lake Racial tensions were exposed in
Pontchartrain Agricultural production was hal
People blamed the vulnerability of the Major highways were destroyed
population on poor leadership Road Bridges were damaged
Short term responses Long term responses:
National Guard restored order, rebuilt levis, $51.8 billion was allocated from
helped evacuate and brought food and water UK government sent food aid
US Senate authorised a bill assigning $10.5 billion Bahrain, Bangladesh and Brune
in aid Dominica offered police to mon
Levee systems were improved areas
The Bush Administration sought $105 billion for The public donated $1.8 billion
repairs Red Cross
Authorities found it hard to respond due to the Took 43 days to pump the wate
sheer scale of the disaster
Basic supplies of food and water were delivered
to support 150,000 for 3 days
