what were the after effects of hurricane Katrina?

Question

i am doing a project for school and i need to know what the aftermath was, for hurricane katrina and some data of the hurricane

Answer 1

Well... tell people a story about two-thirds of Robin Robert's alma mater stuck in trailers for a school... and getting their shoes destroyed in the red mud around it.

Ehh, I just had a bad day at school, that's all.

Seriously, though, Katrina was a mess. A good comparison would be like three million bulldozers running up the coast of Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana, destroying everything in their paths. Nearly everything three blocks off of the beach in Mississippi was destroyed, and most of it still looks like it did August 30, 2005. Anything within fifty feet of a canal, river, lake, or any water was flooded, and many houses were carried right off of the slab.

Every utility you can think of was out- no refrigerator, no water- and the worst to me, no air conditioning. I will forget the MRE's and grime driven on to me that day, but I will never, ever, ever forget the ninety degree weather with one hundred percent humidity. No cold water or showers and everyone was sweating like pigs. Not fun at all!

The hurricane came in around 8:00 AM on August 29, 2005. The eye centered around Singing River, which is the boundary line for the lower part of Mississippi- the little bit that sticks out from the main block. Yeah, that's right- it didn't hit New Orleans. It was a Category 3 wind on landfall with a Category 5 surge. (111–130 mph winds with a surge upwards of 19 ft) I don't care what the experts say; I maintain that it was more than a three.

If you want pictures and more stories, just IM me. My address is in my account. Please announce yourself, though.

Answer 2

definite. There are more suitable bums in Atlanta now. i have even seen bums that were right here properly previously Katrina preserving up signs and indications that they are Katrina victims with a view to get more suitable money. there's a family members of 5 that takes turns on the properly of the ramp off the interstate gathering money. they have been doing that for 9 months now. type of makes you ask your self how a lot 5 human beings can earn operating at McDonalds.

Answer 3

Hurricane Katrina was the costliest and one of the deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States. It was the sixth-strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the third-strongest landfalling U.S. hurricane on record. Katrina formed in late August during the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season and caused devastation along much of the north-central Gulf Coast of the United States. Due to its sheer size, Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast as far as 100 miles (160 km) from the storm's center.

The storm surge caused severe and catastrophic damage along the Gulf coast, devastating the cities of Mobile, Alabama; Waveland and Biloxi/Gulfport in Mississippi; and New Orleans and other towns in Louisiana. Levees separating Lake Pontchartrain and several canals from New Orleans were breached by the surge, ultimately flooding 80% of the city and many areas of neighboring parishes for weeks.

At least 1,836 people lost their lives in Hurricane Katrina and in the subsequent floods, making it the deadliest U.S. hurricane since the 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane. The storm is estimated to have been responsible for $81.2 billion (2005 U.S. dollars) in damage, making it the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history.

The economic effects of the storm were far-reaching. As of April 2006, the Bush Administration has sought $105 billion for repairs and reconstruction in the region,and this does not account for damage to the economy caused by potential interruption of the oil supply, destruction of the Gulf Coast's highway infrastructure, and exports of commodities such as grain. Katrina damaged or destroyed 30 oil platforms and caused the closure of nine refineries; the total shut-in oil production from the Gulf of Mexico in the six-month period following Katrina was approximately 24% of the annual production and the shut-in gas production for the same period was about 18%. The forestry industry in Mississippi was also affected, as 1.3 million acres of forest lands were destroyed The total loss to the forestry industry from Katrina is calculated to rise to about $5 billion. Furthermore, hundreds of thousands of local residents were left unemployed, which will have a trickle-down effect as fewer taxes are paid to local governments. Before the hurricane, the region supported approximately one million non-farm jobs, with 600,000 of them in New Orleans. It is estimated that the total economic impact in Louisiana and Mississippi may exceed $150 billion.

Katrina also had a profound impact on the environment. The storm surge caused substantial beach erosion, in some cases completely devastating coastal areas. In Dauphin Island, approximately 90 miles (150 km) to the east of the point where the hurricane made landfall, the sand that comprised the barrier island was transported across the island into the Mississippi Sound, pushing the island towards land. The storm surge and waves from Katrina also obliterated the Chandeleur Islands, which had been affected by Hurricane Ivan the previous year.

The lands that were lost were also breeding grounds for marine mammals, brown pelicans, turtles, and fish, as well as migratory species such as redhead ducks. Overall, about 20% of the local marshes were permanently overrun by water as a result of the storm. Katrina also forced the closure of 16 National Wildlife Refuges, of which Breton National Wildlife Refuge received the worst damage, as half of its area was swept off. As a result, the hurricane affected the habitats of sea turtles, Mississippi sandhill cranes, Red-cockaded woodpeckers and Alabama Beach mice.

Shortly after the hurricane moved away on August 30, some residents of New Orleans who remained in the city began looting stores, as did some Mississippi residents in their local stores and casinos. Many looters were in search of food and water that were not available to them through any other means.

Reports of carjacking, murders, thefts, and rapes in New Orleans flooded the news. Several news media later determined that most reports were based on rumors.

Answer 4

Politicians will be more likely to pander to blacks rather than risk being categorised as "not caring about black folks".
Idiots will continue to blame the white man for their own shortcomings and laziness. Blacks will continue to look to the government as their saviour, rather than develop a strategy for taking care of themselves.

Answer 5

I guess you could take answers from people who researched it. It sucked...plain and simple! One day there were cities with homes and businesses everywhere, the next day....they were gone....GONE! Some places look as if there had never been anything there. It looks so desolate in some places. We didn't have power...hell we couldn't even use our cell phones because the towers were down. We were closed out from communication. Pass Christian and Bay St. Louis, Mississippi didn't even have people come in for DAYS...MANY DAYS! People weren't allowed to inspect their homes (for obvious reasons) when they returned.

However, what you did see (immediately following the storm, as the water went down) was piles of debris. As a matter of fact, it was almost as if it became one GIANT pile of EVERYTHING....inventory from stores (walmart, kmart, grocery, dollar general, gas stations, restuarants, etc.), things from people's homes. The pictures laying around, the memories just laying there. Then having to watch people return to their homes (when permitted) to see that everything they owned, was just gone. Their lives were turned upside down and scattered for MILES and MILES! The entire Mississippi coast line was DESTROYED...the more west you go, the worse it was. Bay St. Louis and Waveland, MS were completely LEVELED. Pass Christian and Long Beach (where I live) weren't far behind.

The casinos were picked up and MOVED...they were sitting in odd places...on buildings, in the street, etc.

I saw a line for gas that stretched TWO MILES....no joke. On I-10 in Mississippi....exit 44 is Cedar Lake Rd....the line went up the off ramp and contined down the shoulder of the road, all the way to the next exit...46A-B...I-110. You couldn't do a lot of driving, because once you were out of gas, that was it. There were citywide curfews starting at 6pm (when it gets dark). If you were on the roads after that, you'd be stopped by police, marshalls, sheriffs, or the military. My dad and I went to Daphne Alabama to get gas. It was still hard to get it there.

It is now said that Camille (if you research, flattened the MS Gulf Coast in 1969) killed more people in 2005 than she did in 1969. Also, a boat landed right on Hwy 90 in Gulfport, MS (research that..pretty interesting) in 1969 from Camille. It is welded into the ground and it didn't BUDGE AN INCH from Katrina's wrath. I guess big sister Camille had a few things to say about Katrina.

What still amazes me is the emphasis on New Orleans...Lousiana has done a VERY poor job in recovery. Mississippi has been doing VERY well! There are brand new layouts for the cities (Bay St. Louis, Pass Christian, Long Beach, Gulfport, Biloxi, etc.). Houses are coming back, condos, even Waffle House is on the ball! :) A lot of businesses are ready to build back (they are temporarily relocated for now) but they're waiting on the new codes as far as rebuilding.

Anyhow, back to New Orleans...people like Kayne West got on the television and made COMPLETE fools of themselves...Reverend Jackson being one of them also. It wasn't about race. It was about who stayed and who didn't. It was about a choice. It was also about the actual storm. I don't remember how long it took for the levees to break, but they DID NOT break during Katrina. While New Orleans was hanging on, Mississippi was taking a MAJOR hurricane for hours!

Much more info, no time to type...more questions or comments...send me a msg.

Mississippi has proven herself to this country...even with all of the mockery we get as being imbred and backwoods. I don't even have a southern accent, mind you! :) We came back stronger than ever and I'm so proud to live here with all these wonderful people. However, we could not have done it without the HUNDREDS of people who gave their time AND money to help us recover.

As many people have complained about us getting our FEMA checks and spending them unwisely (I know what the people of New Orleans did and they were TERRIBLE for doing it), please know that the rest of us used that money wisely. My mom, my dad, and I all lost our jobs...we worked at casinos. I had to relocate to finish school. I was in my senior year of college when Katrina hit...I'm now a college grad. I wouldn't have been able to do it without the help.

Answer 6

Half of New Orleans was under water, and half were under indictment.

Answer 7

Job creation and relocation.