Hurricane Katrina

1. Natural DISASTERS Slide: 2-4 Natural Disasters 5-6 Hurricanes 7-8 Hurricane Katrina 9-12 New Orleans 13-14 Hurricane Katrina 15-22 Impacts of Hurricane Katrina 23 Aftermath 24 Bibliography

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4. Hurricane Katrina August 10 th 2005

13. Hurricane Katrina formed over the Bahamas on August 23, 2005 and crossed southern Florida as a moderate Category 1 hurricane , causing some deaths and flooding there before strengthening rapidly in the Gulf of Mexico The storm weakened before making its second landfall as a Category 3 storm on the morning of Monday, August 29 in southeast Louisiana . The storm rapidly intensified after entering the Gulf, growing from a Category 3 hurricane to a Category 5 hurricane in just nine hours . This rapid growth was due to the storm's movement over the "unusually warm" waters of the Loop current, which increased wind speeds. On Saturday, August 27, the storm reached Category 3 intensity on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, becoming the third MAJOR hurricane of the season.

18. Evelyn Turner cried alongside the body of her common-law husband, Xavier Bowie, after he died in New Orleans. Bowie and Turner had decided to ride out Hurricane Katrina when they could not find a way to leave the city. Bowie, who had lung cancer, died when he ran out of oxygen Tuesday afternoon.

24. Bibliography Information: http://environment.about.com/b/2007/08/27/what-are-the-environmental-impacts-of-hurricane-katrina.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina http://economics.about.com/od/hurricanekatrina/a/katrina_economy.htm http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/06/art1exc.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconstruction_of_New_Orleans http://www.hhs.gov/disasters/emergency/naturaldisasters/index.html http:// www.boston.com/news/weather/gallery/katrina_evacuation?pg =16 Images: http://www.deviantart.com http:// images.google.com.qa/imghp?hl = en&tab = wi http:// www.flickr.com http:// www.deviantart.com http://www.flickr.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans

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