Hurricane Katrina hits US Gulf coast-Ariana M by Ariana Munoz Juarez

When it happened

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On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana. it was bringing lots of wind at 140 miles per hour and storm waters that flooded more than 80% of New Orleans.

What part did Hurricane Katrina hit

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Hurricane Katrina moved across to the southern trip to Florida and then it went down to the Gulf of Mexico. It destroyed a lot of homes in the Gulf of Mexico, Florida, Louisiana.

How did it impact the people

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An estimated is 1,833 people died in the hurricane and the flooding that followed and millions of people were left homeless along the Gulf Coast and New Orleans. Hurricane Katrina caused approximately $161 billion in damage and is the costliest hurricane on record.

How did it impact economics

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Hurricane Katrina impacted up to 19% of the total U.S. oil production and it impacted the supply to houses or around areas impacted by the storm as well. It also impact the people because now they don't have a home due to the hurricane Katrina that destroyed their homes.

How did we address the issue

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The federal government had committed to help and repair more than $126 billion dollars to the Gulf coast and had appropriated $12.85 billion dollars to help, repair, and rebuild New Orleans

Video about Hurricane Katrina

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New Orleans entire neighborhoods vanished under 20 ft of water the devastation ranks as one of America's worst natural disasters.

An explanation on how people viewed hurricane Katrina

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On August 23, 2005, a tropical depression formed over the Bahamas, and became tropical storm Katrina on August 24, 2005. The storm made a landfall in Florida on August 25, 2005, as a Category 1 hurricane, then moved down to the Gulf of Mexico where it turned into a Category 5. When it made a landfall in southeast Louisiana on August 29, 2005.

How many homes did Hurricane destroyed.

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More than 800,000 houses were got destroyed or damaged by Hurricane Katrina and a lot of people were left homeless. Katrina the U.S hurricane, with an estimated over $81 billion and costs $160 billion (2005 U.S Dollars). A map of the New Orleans showing flooding depths.

Where did people end up when their homes got destroyed in the Hurricane Katrina?

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Hurricane Katrina displaced approximately 650,000 people and destroyed or severely damaged 217,000 homes along the Gulf Coast. Most of the victims went to Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, or Arkansas.

How did Hurricane Katrina impact the environment.

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Hurricane Katrina left the environment troll of oil spills, storm debris, damaged sewage and water treatment systems, abandoned housing, and widespread mold Hurricane Katrina left all this behind and everyone had to clean it up.