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Case Study: Hurricane Katrina
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Katrina's wind speed started at
75mph
then increased to
80mph
then
125mph
Katrina formed over the
Bahamas
then gained strength along the
gulf
coast
What category was hurricane Katrina?
5
Storm was
accurately
predicted
80
% of the city became flooded
storm caused substantial beach
erosion
thousands of
jobs
were lost due to business premises being
destroyed
Katrina destroyed
30
oil platforms which cost the country
billions
of dollars
Where did people take refuge?
Superdome
stadium
How much did repairs and reconstruction cost?
over
105 billion
dollars
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