Cause and Effects of Katrina October 30, 2012 Cause and Effects of Katrina The tragic occurrence of Hurricane Katrina, a registered CAT 3 hurricane with gusting winds ranging from 111-130 mph exposed significant architectural deficiencies in the levee systems of New Orleans. Though not all architectural breakdowns are as disastrous, the breeched levees led to numerous deaths, homes, community businesses, roadways, and left a pathway of devastation that is still being repaired today. Due to the horrific event many lawsuits were filed, many conspiracy theories were created, and many court cases were initiated. Hurricane Katrina had a significant impact on our country and those effects are still being endured today. Even though New Orleans was once devastated, major developments to the failed system of levees have been made.
For five years, he followed her case. When she died in 1906, he reported publically about what he had seen and observed. By 1910 Emil Kraepelin recognized more symptoms, more falsehoods, and more possibilities for treatment about Alzheimer’s. He included AD in the 1910 edition of his Textbook of Psychiatry. This edition was published in 1910.
Although, I feel this chapter should have probably been closer to the front of the book. The chapter was about the length of time of her appointment with the doctor that referred her to McLean Hospital that April morning in 1967. Kaysen mentions early on in the book that she was only interviewed for twenty minutes before she was asked if she was ready to go take a “rest” – rest was the doctor’s way of referring to her going to the psychiatric hospital. Kaysen says that although the time frame may have been longer, when counting the time between the actual interviewing, the doctor calling the hospital, and calling her parents, his actual time spent with her making the decision to send her to McLean was only twenty minutes. I found
It caused severe destruction along the Gulf coast from central Florida to Texas, much of it due to the storm surge (Parks, R. 2009 p.2). The second major historical turning point in the period under discussion was the election of President Obama. In the election of 2008 Barack Obama became the 44th and the first African-American President of the United States. This job came with a lot of domestic, economic, diplomatic, and political problems. The country was divided by culture wars, economy on the edge of collapse, and foreign events continued to
In the 2005, a Hurricane named Katrina brought with it a massive force of destruction, once again change the live of many within the country. These events brought new meaning to crises intervention in the United States. In this paper, the topics being discussed our not the horrible events of 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, but on highlighting crises interventions and future trends of crises intervention. The discussion will include brief sections that describing what is crises intervention, to the historical development of crises intervention, and discussing two future trends facing crises intervention. Plus brief personal look into it as well.
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.
Hurricanes in Florida Hurricanes are one of the biggest threats to Floridians throughout the months of June to November every year. Perhaps they are the most devastating natural disaster affecting the Earth today. They are capable of completely demolishing vast areas, causing trauma in neighborhoods and towns, and even killing people and animals. They also cause damage to the environment and the economy. These tremendous storms bring great harm to buildings and property, therefore costing millions of dollars, and hurting the Florida economy.
Course Title: The U.S. Federal Government: Assignment: Federal Agency’s Origin Title: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Disaster management and prevention have become a prevelent topic as well as a major priorty of today. Far too many fatal consequences are the results of inappropriately managed emergencies in vulnerable locations. Disasters may occurr at any given time or place as well as in a natural form or as an act of terror. Often times, disasters occur suddenly and without warning whereas millions of Americans are faced with this horrific tragedy every year. One of the most commonly known agencies of the federal government gained its notoriety during one of the United States’ deadliest disasters on record.
Hurricane Katrina Axial College Material Week Six COM/150 EFFECTIVE ESSAY WRITING Week 6 The effects of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans have been long-lasting and a disaster for all families in the state of Louisiana. “Hurricane Katrina was one of the strongest storms to impact the coast of the United States during the last 100 years.” It is the third most powerful hurricane to make landfall in the United States. The duration of the storm was from August 23 through August 31, 2005. The storm had a short period of time but its damages were so tragic that left long term damages. Many living in the city fled prior to the storm, but many believed the reminiscences of the storm wouldn’t be as bad as they thought and they stayed.
Hurricane Katrina was one of the strongest storms to hit the United States. The hurricane became the costliest and one of the five most deadliest ever (Brunner). The hurricane whipped its way through Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana where it caused the most damage. Hurricane Katrina began as a tropical depression on August 23, but quickly became a mega hurricane that hit the gulf coast on August 29th 2005. The mega hurricane displaced millions and killed over 1,800 people.