Katrina also killed at least 1,833 people in the time that it took to cross most of eastern North America. Hurricane Charley formed on August 9, 2004 caused $16.3 billion in damages and killed about 35 people. Hurricane Ike formed September 1, 2008 and ended on September 14, 2008. Hurricane Ike caused up to $37.6 billion in damage and killed 195 people in just 13 days. The difference between a hurricane, typhoon, and a cyclone is the
The epicentre was a town named Leogane; about 19km (12 miles) west of Port-au-Prince, thousands were left homeless and up to 80-90% of buildings in Leogane were destroyed. The quake was quickly followed by two strong aftershocks of 5.9 and 5.5 magnitudes. It was the worst earthquake to hit the Caribbean island in 2 centuries. The island lies on the Enriquilla-Plantain Garden Fault however it was caused by an interaction between the North American and Caribbean Plates. After which the barely noticed island became the centre of the world’s news channels, it became one of the most noticed natural disasters in history with celebrities and normal people alike doing allsorts to raise money and aid for the victims of the quake.
Hurricane Katrina: A Historical Tragedy Sylette DeBois Contemporary History Professor L. Johnson August 19, 2011 Hurricane Katrina: A Historical Tragedy On August 28, 2005, Hurricane Katrina was in the Gulf of Mexico listed as a Category 5. On August 29th, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in the southeastern states as a Category 3. Hurricane Katrina has been recorded as one of the most destructive storms in the United States history. The deadly hurricane claimed the lives of approximately 1400 people and created 81 billion dollars in damage. The official death toll has never really been reported.
DEVASTATING WALKER RIVER FLOOD! In the last couple of days California and Nevada have suffered the worst floods in living memory! Normally the river flows at 650 cubic feet per second, however in the past week the river flowed more than twice that and at a devastating rate that destroyed everything in its path, including lives of two people. The flood also inundated 63,000 acres of land and cost millions in damage and additional costs due to disruptions in travel and business. The Walker River begins at a confluence where the tributaries of the West and the East Walker Rivers meet.
Whilst about 90km south of New Orleans the wind speed of the Hurricane was around 200k/m, and passed straight through New Orleans creating devastating damage. The hurricane affected over 15 million people in those areas. There currently are still 705 people reported as missing. The final death toll was 1,836. 2.
Over the years the marshlands that served New Orleans against storm surge have been destroyed by off shore drilling. An average of 34 square miles have dissapeared each year for the past 5 decades. New Orleans was made up of low income touristism imployment August 23, 2005 The National Hurricane Center in Miami,issues it first advisory.Hurricane Katrina is avout 350 miles east of Miami (NG) August 24th, The 11th storm of 2005 has been named “ Katrina” Its closing in on Miami, the winds are blowing at about 40 miles an hour. August 25th, Katrina is becoming stronger with winds at about 75 miles a hour and are exceding.Strom Katrine is now a hurricane. Falling trees kill two people.
Eventually 80% of the city and large tracts of neighbouring parishes became flooded, and the floodwaters lingered for weeks. However, the worst property damage occurred in coastal areas, such as all Mississippi beachfront towns, which were flooded over 90% in hours, as boats and casino barges rammed buildings, pushing cars and houses inland, with waters reaching 6–12 miles (10–19 km) from the beach. Cause of hurricane Katrina: Hurricane Katrina formed as Tropical Depression Twelve over the southeastern Bahamas on August 23rd, 2005 as the result of an interaction of a tropical wave and the remains of Tropical Depression Ten. The system was upgraded to tropical storm status on the morning of August 24th and at this point, the storm was given the name Katrina. The tropical storm continued to move towards Florida, and became a hurricane only two hours before it made landfall between Hallandale Beach and Aventura on the morning of August 25th.
The cottages were 720 sq. ft. (67 m²) and set in rows. The last official refugee camp was closed on June 30, 1908. Property losses from the disaster have been estimated to be more than $400 million. An insurance industry source tallies insured losses at $235 million which is equivalent to $6.08 billion dollars in the present economy.
The effect of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans was extremely severe, resulting from one of the most deadly natural disasters in U.S. history. By August 30th, 2005, one day after the Category 4 storm made landfall, about 80 percent of the city of New Orleans, was flooded with some parts of the city under 20 feet of water. The flood was caused by several levees breaches, which most people didn’t believe it could breach, due to a combination of a powerful storm surge, strong winds and excess water in the bodies of water surrounding the city. After reading the author’s response, her curiosity was based on her belief that the delayed response time was due to racism. She first noticed when watching the T.V.
The earthquake was felt in surrounding regions including Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, The Bahamas and the borderingDominican Republic. After the earthquake, many aftershocks measuring 4.5 or greater were recorded. The earthquake had an intensity of IX on the Mercalli scale. An estimated three million people were affected by the earthquake; 316 000 people died, 300 000 injured and 1 000 000 people were made homeless. The infrastructure was badly damaged with 90% of the buildings damaged.