Hurricane Katrina

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What is a Hurricane?● A hurricane is...● A hurricane is caused by…

Hurricane Prediction

● Doppler radar is...● Meteorologists use Doppler radar to help predict and track hurricanes by...

Hurricane Strength or Intensity

● The scale used to measure the strength or intensity of hurricanes is called the...● The ___ scale works on a scale from ___ to ___. Each increase in power is...● ___ is the worst damage and ___ is the best case scenario.

Case Study: Hurricane Katrina

Description of the Event

● Date: August 23, 2005 – August 31, 2005● What Happened: Early in the morning on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina

struck the Gulf Coast of the United States. The nearly 400 mile wide hurricane was an extremely destructive and deadly storm with nearly 174 mph winds, but the flooding that followed due to engineering problems, that caused a great deal of damage.

● Location(s): The states that were directly hit by Hurricane Katrina were Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Georgia and Alabama. Tennessee, Texas, Kentucky, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia suffered from major flooding due to Katrina.

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Katrina Hazards● Dangers/Hazards associated with Katrina included high speed winds, flooding,

lack of resources, etc.● Hurricane Katrina was a Category 3.● Hurricane Katrina was 400 miles wide with nearly 174 mph winds,

Aftermath● Katrina left many people

homeless as more than 800,000 housing units were destroyed or damaged in the storm.

● As of Aug. 28th, 2015 authorities don’t know the number of deaths but estimate 1,836 fatalities can be attributed to the storm. Drowning, injury, trauma, and heart conditions were the major causes of death.