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