Hurricane KatrinaHurricane Katrina

Disaster in New OrleansDisaster in New Orleans

Andrew KisteAndrew Kiste

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Main SlideMain Slide

• The Gathering of the StormThe Gathering of the Storm• Disaster Strikes!Disaster Strikes!

– Destruction of the leveesDestruction of the levees– Areas affected by the stormAreas affected by the storm– StatisticsStatistics

• After the StormAfter the Storm– LootingLooting– SheltersShelters– The FEMA DisasterThe FEMA Disaster– RecoveryRecovery

• SourcesSources• Author AutobiographyAuthor Autobiography• Concept MapConcept Map

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The Gathering of the StormThe Gathering of the Storm

• Aug. 24, 2005: Tropical Depression 12 becomes Tropical Storm Katrina in S. FloridaAug. 24, 2005: Tropical Depression 12 becomes Tropical Storm Katrina in S. Florida

• Aug. 25, 2005: Katrina strikes SE Florida as a Category 1 HurricaneAug. 25, 2005: Katrina strikes SE Florida as a Category 1 Hurricane

• Aug. 26, 2005: Katrina weakens to a tropical storm, before veering toward Mississippi Aug. 26, 2005: Katrina weakens to a tropical storm, before veering toward Mississippi and Louisiana and exploding into a Category 2 Hurricaneand Louisiana and exploding into a Category 2 Hurricane

• Aug. 27, 2005: Katrina becomes a Category 3 Hurricane; Mississippi governor and New Aug. 27, 2005: Katrina becomes a Category 3 Hurricane; Mississippi governor and New Orleans mayor declare a State of Emergency and make evacuation mandatoryOrleans mayor declare a State of Emergency and make evacuation mandatory

• Aug. 28, 2005: Ten evacuation centers are established for those unable to evacuate Aug. 28, 2005: Ten evacuation centers are established for those unable to evacuate (including the Superdome) as Katrina becomes a Category 5 Hurricane(including the Superdome) as Katrina becomes a Category 5 Hurricane

• Aug. 30, 2005: Two levees in New Orleans break, causing more than 80% of the city to Aug. 30, 2005: Two levees in New Orleans break, causing more than 80% of the city to become flooded in over 20 feet of water; between 50,000 and 100,000 still strandedbecome flooded in over 20 feet of water; between 50,000 and 100,000 still stranded

• Aug. 31, 2005: Looting becomes rampant; military, search-and-rescue teams Aug. 31, 2005: Looting becomes rampant; military, search-and-rescue teams dispatched to fight looting; people begin to be shipped out of the Superdome to dispatched to fight looting; people begin to be shipped out of the Superdome to Houston’s AstrodomeHouston’s Astrodome

• Sep. 3, 2005: Pres. Bush has about 40,000 military personnel stationed in areas Sep. 3, 2005: Pres. Bush has about 40,000 military personnel stationed in areas affected by the hurricaneaffected by the hurricane

• Sep. 6, 2005: Pres. Bush says that $191 million will go towards hurricane reliefSep. 6, 2005: Pres. Bush says that $191 million will go towards hurricane relief

• Click on this line to see an animation of Hurricane Katrina’s path from the Gulf of MexicClick on this line to see an animation of Hurricane Katrina’s path from the Gulf of Mexico to the mainland USo to the mainland US

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Disaster Strikes!Disaster Strikes!

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Destruction of the LeveesDestruction of the Levees

• The battering of the storm surges The battering of the storm surges beat against the levee system’s beat against the levee system’s protective flood barriersprotective flood barriers

• Levees fall on Aug. 30, 2005Levees fall on Aug. 30, 2005– Engineering failure? Engineering failure?

Overwhelming storm surge?Overwhelming storm surge?• Levee breach in Lower Ninth Ward Levee breach in Lower Ninth Ward

causes a thirty-foot wall of water causes a thirty-foot wall of water to rush into the neighborhood, to rush into the neighborhood, decimating the entire areadecimating the entire area– Picture to right was once a large Picture to right was once a large

neighborhood with many homes, neighborhood with many homes, cleared out by the storm surge cleared out by the storm surge (large purple object is a barge (large purple object is a barge swept into the Lower Ninth Ward swept into the Lower Ninth Ward when levee broke)when levee broke)

• Most of the flooding caused by the Most of the flooding caused by the levee breaching, even reaching to levee breaching, even reaching to the higher areas of elevation, the higher areas of elevation, such as the French Quartersuch as the French Quarter

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Areas Affected by the StormAreas Affected by the Storm(To the left is a map of the parishes, or towns, that make up New (To the left is a map of the parishes, or towns, that make up New

Orleans. To the right are aerial views of the flooding in New Orleans, Orleans. To the right are aerial views of the flooding in New Orleans, which correspond to the areas on the map on the left)which correspond to the areas on the map on the left)

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Katrina StatisticsKatrina Statistics

• 42% bodies found in Katrina damage were in 42% bodies found in Katrina damage were in neighborhoods where poverty rates were higher neighborhoods where poverty rates were higher than 30%than 30%

• Post-Katrina New Orleans is at 66% its population Post-Katrina New Orleans is at 66% its population from Pre-Katrinafrom Pre-Katrina

• Property damage cost about $25.3 billionProperty damage cost about $25.3 billion• 1,833 deaths total attributed to the storm (1,577 1,833 deaths total attributed to the storm (1,577

in LA alone)in LA alone)• Katrina manifested 43 total tornadosKatrina manifested 43 total tornados• 1.2 million people in the Gulf coast were ordered 1.2 million people in the Gulf coast were ordered

to evacuate to evacuate

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After the StormAfter the Storm

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LootingLooting

• Looting was a big problem Looting was a big problem post-Katrinapost-Katrina– After the flood waters After the flood waters

retreated, many returned retreated, many returned home, gutting their homes home, gutting their homes and putting the and putting the unsalvagable belongings in unsalvagable belongings in piles along the streets. piles along the streets. Many who passed by looted Many who passed by looted these piles, becoming a these piles, becoming a problem, as well as problem, as well as breaking into homes to breaking into homes to steal possessionssteal possessions

• Many who stayed behind Many who stayed behind threatened to protect threatened to protect themselves and their stuffthemselves and their stuff

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SheltersShelters

• Over ten shelters in the New Over ten shelters in the New Orleans area to house those Orleans area to house those unable to evacuateunable to evacuate– One included the home of the One included the home of the

New Orleans Saints football New Orleans Saints football team, the Superdometeam, the Superdome

• Housed 30,000 peopleHoused 30,000 people• Damaged by Hurricane Damaged by Hurricane

Katrina—two holes in the roofKatrina—two holes in the roof• Ran out of food, violence, Ran out of food, violence,

disease, uncleanliness after a disease, uncleanliness after a few days, overflowed toiletsfew days, overflowed toilets

• Rumors of rapes, murders, Rumors of rapes, murders, assaults, still-born babies assaults, still-born babies terrified peopleterrified people

• People eventually loaded onto People eventually loaded onto busses and shipped to busses and shipped to Houston’s Astrodome in Houston’s Astrodome in TexasTexas

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The FEMA DisasterThe FEMA Disaster

• FEMA was organized to help state or local FEMA was organized to help state or local disaster agencies with disaster-responsedisaster agencies with disaster-response– In case of catastrophe, FEMA is to send out food, In case of catastrophe, FEMA is to send out food,

water, medical supplies and services, search-and-water, medical supplies and services, search-and-rescue operations, and transportationrescue operations, and transportation

• In the case of Katrina, when LA Gov. Blanco In the case of Katrina, when LA Gov. Blanco applied for help from FEMA, federal response applied for help from FEMA, federal response wasn’t seen for days after the applicationwasn’t seen for days after the application– Blamed on racism and the focus more on Blamed on racism and the focus more on

terrorism than on domestic disasterterrorism than on domestic disaster

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RecoveryRecovery

• New Orleans still has a New Orleans still has a long ways to recoverlong ways to recover– Only 66% have returned Only 66% have returned

to New Orleans!to New Orleans!• Habitat for Humanity is Habitat for Humanity is

looking for volunteers looking for volunteers to help out in the to help out in the greater New Orleans greater New Orleans Area!!Area!!– ConstructionConstruction– Gutting of homes and Gutting of homes and

buildingsbuildings– PaintingPainting– EtcEtc

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SourcesSources

• http://www.usatoday.com/weather/graphics/hurricane/hurricane20http://www.usatoday.com/weather/graphics/hurricane/hurricane2005/flash.htm05/flash.htm

• http://www.weather.com/blog/weather/8_10273.html?from=http://www.weather.com/blog/weather/8_10273.html?from=hurricane_trackerhurricane_tracker

• http://youtube.com/watch?v=_SLXYRJnYm0 http://youtube.com/watch?v=_SLXYRJnYm0 • http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/2http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/2

0/AR2005092001894.html0/AR2005092001894.html• http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/h2005_katrina.hthttp://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/h2005_katrina.ht

mlml• http://www.hurricane-katrina.org/aftermath_statistics/index.htmlhttp://www.hurricane-katrina.org/aftermath_statistics/index.html• http://uspolitics.about.com/od/katrina/l/bl_katrina_stats.htmhttp://uspolitics.about.com/od/katrina/l/bl_katrina_stats.htm• http://www.weather.com/newscenter/topstories/http://www.weather.com/newscenter/topstories/

060829katrinastats.html060829katrinastats.html• http://www.alternet.org/katrina/24990/http://www.alternet.org/katrina/24990/• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Superdome http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Superdome • http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/weather/july-dec05/katrina/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/weather/july-dec05/katrina/

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Author AutobiographyAuthor Autobiography

• Andrew Kiste is a sophomore at Grand Valley Andrew Kiste is a sophomore at Grand Valley State University. He has done a lot of studying on State University. He has done a lot of studying on New Orleans and the Hurricane Katrina disaster, New Orleans and the Hurricane Katrina disaster, and has been to New Orleans for hurricane relief and has been to New Orleans for hurricane relief work three times (he is pictured in two pictures work three times (he is pictured in two pictures on the “Recovery” slide). He is very passionate on the “Recovery” slide). He is very passionate about the New Orleans incident and the people about the New Orleans incident and the people that were affected, and believes that it was a that were affected, and believes that it was a major flaw in the US government system, an major flaw in the US government system, an integral part of US History.integral part of US History.

• To reach Andrew, email him at To reach Andrew, email him at disneyobsessor2000@yahoo.com disneyobsessor2000@yahoo.com

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Concept MapConcept Map

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