After the recent disaster of Hurricane Katrina, there have been many opportunities to examine the multiple sides of the story. Many of these sides have been released to the public, but told with conflicting viewpoints. The most common conflict brought up again and again is between FEMA and the relief victims. Relief victims and FEMA argue over humanitarian aid issues such as evacuation, supplies, and housing. Evacuation was the most important humanitarian effort that FEMA could provide. Getting
Words: 969 - Pages: 4
6/3/14 Period 2 Hurricane Katrina My family and I were living in New Orleans at the time and it was less than 24 hours before the hurricane hit. You could hardly tell though, the weather was beautiful outside. The sun was out and there wasn’t a single cloud in sight. So my friend and I went to Seven Eleven to grab some junk food we could take to the shelter with us before the storm hit. As I walked into the store, I couldn’t help but notice a suspicious
Words: 347 - Pages: 2
July 29, 2013 Trouble the Water Watching this documentary helped me to really open my eyes to see what kind of government protects us. Our president at that time back in 2005, George W. Bush, was so oblivious to the destruction Hurricane Katrina caused. Many families lost their loved ones as well as their homes. My expectation was that the government would fly in within a day or two providing all the necessities to survive. In this situation, that was not the case. It took around five days
Words: 284 - Pages: 2
9 RUNNING HEAD: LEADERSHIP FAILURES DURING KATRINA Leadership Failures of Hurricane Katrina Mark L. Perkins Webster University MNGT 6000 Professor Lee Trovas February27th2014 Abstract Hurricane Katrina was one of the most devastating natural disasters in recent history, not only because of the severity of the storm, which couldn’t be prevented, but
Words: 3104 - Pages: 13
frightened. Undoubtedly, these words describe just a handful of emotions experienced by the victims of Hurricane Katrina during and in the days following its horrific landfall on the cities of Louisiana, Mississippi, and their neighboring states. Although not often viewed as such, authorities in positions slated to respond to the disastrous effects Katrina were a second type of victim of the hurricane. They were victims in authoritative positions who experienced the same feelings of dread and fear
Words: 945 - Pages: 4
economic impact Hurricane Katrina had on the Gulf Coast. Hurricane Katrina formed on August 23, 2005 over the Gulf of Mexico and strengthened to a category five hurricane. The places that were affected by this hurricane ranged from the Bahamas, Louisiana, Alabama, and other parts of the southeastern region of North America. The estimated count of fatalities was about 1,800 and more than seventy percent of the fatalities occurred in Louisiana. Prior to landfall, the hurricane had decreased to
Words: 611 - Pages: 3
Hurricane Katrina: What It Was and the Aftermath Hurricanes, also known as tropical cyclones, are some of the deadliest and costliest natural disasters that affect the United States. They are severe tropical storms that form along the southern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and in the eastern Pacific Ocean. After the hit, they trigger thunderstorms within an area. Within the Northern Hemisphere, they have winds that go counterclockwise near earth’s surface. Hurricanes occur most
Words: 3214 - Pages: 13
deadly cyclone by the name of Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast of the United States, causing a great deal of damage in the states of Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi where many homes were destroyed and many families had to evacuate from their homes and look for shelter. About more than 1,836 people died from this tragedy and about millions were left homeless and 800,000 housing units were tarnished. Hurricane Katrina has become known as one of the worst Hurricanes in American history and has
Words: 472 - Pages: 2
Racism and Hurricane Katrina Matt DePalma Geography 1000 Assignment 1 October 4, 2013 Under the presidency of George W. Bush, Hurricane Katrina was deemed as a national, political, and racial disaster. From preparations of the hurricane, rescue efforts provided, and money funded for the storm, Hurricane Katrina represented a nationwide failure and the casualties and emotional scars it left on the people of New Orleans is evidence. Monday, August 29, 2005 will forever live on as a day
Words: 1045 - Pages: 5
Hurricane Katrina? The communication systems broke down hours after hurricane Katrina because nobody had been prepared to handle disaster 0f such magnitude. Everyone went into shock and those responsible did not have a clear-cut plan or well-defined procedure to initiate proper rescue and recovery procedures. Due to the rapid winds and the flooding, millions of phone lines and cellular towers had been brought down. Most of the cities switchboards including the police’s later broke down too. What
Words: 656 - Pages: 3
