2005 Atlantic hurricane season

the past few centuries, the natural disaster of hurricanes has had a huge impact on the land around us. It could cost millions, or even billions of dollars in repairing the damages done by hurricanes. These natural disasters can not only result in property damage but also many lives lost and injured victims. Hurricanes usually leave many without homes, forcing victims to find shelters or relocate to a different city or state for safety. A hurricane is a violent, tropical, cyclonic storm with sustained

Jordyn Patton Mr. Johnson History 4/28/16 On August 29, 2005, people’s lives were about to change forever. A vicious storm called Hurricane Katrina was about to sweep through the Gulf Coast. Not only was this storm big, but it was the 5th greatest hurricane in the history of the United States, and took millions of people by surprise. This storm ruined people’s homes, and lives in less than 24 hours, and nothing would ever be the same again. It seemed like any normal day for people all over the

In the year of 2005 one tragic event had happened to the Gulf Coast of the United States. On August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina, a Category 3 storm made landfall, and affected hundreds of thousands of people from Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama. These people were evacuated from their homes, and authority estimates that this hurricane generated more than $100 billion in damages. This hurricane was able to maintain winds up to 100 to 140 miles per hour and was 400 miles across. Hurricane Katrina started

The Second Epoch (1980 – 2000s) In the second epoch, the emphasis shifted from regulations to coordinating the objectives of the environment with other social and economic priorities, with more attention to human health effects, and to carrying out the environmental policies that were on books, more resourcefully. In a couple of instances, new goals were formed which went beyond the former goals, for example, including dangerous materials and hazardous waste to the environmental policy agenda, the

Disasters: What They Are, How We See Them, and How We Can Mitigate Them We hear about them on the news: tornadoes in Oklahoma, hurricanes in Mexico, floods in Bangladesh. When they hit close to us, or even worse, affect someone we know, we feel heartache or some other emotional reaction. If they hit far from us, we may passively acknowledge their happening and move forward. Disasters are an ever-present part of our lives; they scare us; they sadden us; they happen to us. But just what makes an event

spent playing with my little sister and hanging out in the yard, exploring every inch of our lawn. One hot September day, I was in my fourth grade class when kids were being checked out. My teacher explained to those of us still in class that a hurricane seemed to be heading our way.

“In the end it all comes down to people. I like people. Because even when the situation is dire, it is only ever people who inspire.” Harry Baker, the poetry world champion writes what he refers to as the “Technically, the Best Poem In the World” where he talks about the beauty of people. And he’s right, it does all come down to people. From the families we were raised in, to the relationships we choose to keep or disregard as we develop our own lives, people are at the core of everything. Unfortunately

Hurricane Katrina was one of the most deadliest natural disasters in the history of the United States of America. At least 1,245 people in the hurricane and subsequent flooding. In reading the excerpt from Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm Ravaged Hospital by Sheri Fink, there are certain ethical and legal issues that arise and ones that holds all those medical and health professionals accountable for their actions. Dr. Ana Pou was one of the head doctors who took a leadership role

Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina is one of the biggest hurricanes ever seen on earth. Katrina was ranked in the top five hurricanes in the world. Katrina also killed 1,400 people and 110 dollars in damage(“History.com”). This hurricane hit the gulf of the united states causing 1400 people to die and 110 billion dollars in damage. August 29, 2005 thru August 31, 2005 is when hurricane katrina hit.Hurricane Katrina will be remembered because of the destruction it made and

Wal-Mart’s Response to Hurricane Katrina So far in the American history, hurricane Katrina remains to be one of the most devastating hurricanes to have ever been witnessed. Though preparation were already in place to counter its effects, the storm’s impact turned out to be one of the most unprecedented ever seen. This is even notable from the way government agencies reacted to this disaster. It brought out the inefficiencies and inadequacies of the emergency units both at the federal and state level