Hurricane Katrina

Geog. 585Term ProjectWansoo Kim

Introduction

• Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf coast area from Aug. 23 to Aug. 30, 2005. Especially, Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi states.

• Millions of people have been displaced and thousands people were killed by Hurricane Katrina. Estimated cost is more than 200 million dollars.

Purpose

• Making Hurricane Katrina Pathway and Damage maps.

• Which area was the most impacted by Hurricane Katrina?

- by Census Population Data

- by Census Housing Unit Data

Method

Katrina Pathway Data Add X,Y Location Katrina Pathway Buffer Katrina Pathway Buffer

Census Track

Join New Orleanse Population

Clip OutputCensus Population Data

Katrina Damage Area

Census Track

Join New Orleanse Housing

Clip OutputCensus Housing Data

Katrina Damage Area

Hurricane Katrina Track Map

Hurricane Katrina Damage by Population

Hurricane Katrina Damage by Housing Unit

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Reference

• http://www.noaa.gov/

• http://www.nws.noaa.gov/ndfd/

• http://hurricanes.noaa.gov/

• http://www.noaa.gov/coasts

• http://www.fema.gov/

• http://www.esri.com/

• http://www.census.gov/

• http://factfinder.census.gov/

• http://www.globalsecurity.org/