Hurricane Katrina. by Maile Spangler https://padlet.com/mspangler19/sf4gvs98d49o . en-us 2018-09-25 19:19:32 UTC 2024-05-28 18:43:07 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Bigthunderstorm.png How it Occured. mspangler19 https://padlet.com/mspangler19/sf4gvs98d49o/wish/285751662 Hurricane Katrina formed from the interaction of a tropical wave and the remnants of a previous tropical depression.]]> 2018-09-25 19:22:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mspangler19/sf4gvs98d49o/wish/285751662 Where. mspangler19 https://padlet.com/mspangler19/sf4gvs98d49o/wish/285753248 Hurricane Katrina took place in the Gulf Coast of the US, Mississippi, New Orleans, and Louisiana. ]]> 2018-09-25 19:24:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mspangler19/sf4gvs98d49o/wish/285753248 Deaths and Injuries. mspangler19 https://padlet.com/mspangler19/sf4gvs98d49o/wish/285753765 1,836 Total]]> 2018-09-25 19:25:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mspangler19/sf4gvs98d49o/wish/285753765 Dates. mspangler19 https://padlet.com/mspangler19/sf4gvs98d49o/wish/285754227 August 23, 2005 - August 31, 2005]]> 2018-09-25 19:26:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mspangler19/sf4gvs98d49o/wish/285754227 Who Helped During this. mspangler19 https://padlet.com/mspangler19/sf4gvs98d49o/wish/285754738 FEMA, United States Coast Guard, Local-level agencies, federal and national guard soldiers, and non-governmental organizations.]]> 2018-09-25 19:27:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mspangler19/sf4gvs98d49o/wish/285754738 Response by High Profile Figure. mspangler19 https://padlet.com/mspangler19/sf4gvs98d49o/wish/285755928 Bush signed $10.4 billion aid package and sent 7,200 National Guard troops to the region.]]> 2018-09-25 19:30:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mspangler19/sf4gvs98d49o/wish/285755928 Fun Facts. mspangler19 https://padlet.com/mspangler19/sf4gvs98d49o/wish/285756432 1: Katrina was the 3rd strongest hurricane.
2: Katrina was a Category five.
3: The storm surge was 20 ft high.
4: 705 people are still reported as missing due to Katrina.
5: 80% of New Orleans was underwater.
6: The hurricane impacted 90,000 square miles.
7: Katrina is the costliest Atlantic hurricane.
8: New Orleans is still recovering from hurricane damage.]]> 2018-09-25 19:32:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mspangler19/sf4gvs98d49o/wish/285756432 Effects. mspangler19 https://padlet.com/mspangler19/sf4gvs98d49o/wish/286219590 Hurricane Katrina resulted in city and town destruction, death, injury and increased poverty.]]> 2018-09-26 18:59:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mspangler19/sf4gvs98d49o/wish/286219590 Hurricane Eye. mspangler19 https://padlet.com/mspangler19/sf4gvs98d49o/wish/286225056 Hurricane Katrina's eye was about 260 km.]]> 2018-09-26 19:10:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mspangler19/sf4gvs98d49o/wish/286225056 How to be Safe during a Hurricane. mspangler19 https://padlet.com/mspangler19/sf4gvs98d49o/wish/286229509
  • Stay away from low-lying and flood prone areas.
  • Always stay indoors during a hurricane, because strong winds will blow things around.
  • Leave mobile homes and to go to a shelter.
  • If your home isn't on higher ground, go to a shelter.
  • If emergency managers say to evacuate, then do so immediately.


    • ]]>     2018-09-26 19:20:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mspangler19/sf4gvs98d49o/wish/286229509     Even More Facts. mspangler19 https://padlet.com/mspangler19/sf4gvs98d49o/wish/286233616 1: The levees failed mostly because of bad engineering.
    2: Most people couldn't afford to evacuate.
    3: The Superdome wasn't the murderous hellhole government officials made it out to be.
    4: New Orleans isn't — and probably can't be — fully prepared for another Katrina


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