because you will know if your hometown is affected by these storms often‚ based on their location. Tornadoes are more effective in the mid-west states United States‚ while hurricanes are more effective in gulf states in the U.S. like Alabama and Louisiana. Plus‚ since a hurricane is so large‚ surrounded states get affected‚ too. Other states are able to get these terrible storms‚ but these are the states that mostly get them‚ the other states rarely get them (Source 2). Hurricanes form in South Africa
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Hurricane Katrina was one of the deadliest five hurricanes that happened in the history of the United States. Hurricane Katrina was mapping since August 24th‚ 2005. The tropical storm started on the Bahamas and moved to Florida in days. Meteorologists were able to warn people in the Gulf Coast States that a major storm was on its way. New Orleans was the main impact of Hurricane Katrina. On August 28th‚ 2005 the mayor of New Orleans Ray Nagin ordered a mandatory evacuation. Major Nagin also declared
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Primary in Louisiana The Blanket Primary in Louisiana is “unique primary system”. The Blanket Primary is also known as a “Jungle” Primary in Partisan elections. The reason it’s called a blanket primary is because the party affiliation is not mentioned on the ballot. The winner of the primary is the candidate who has the majority of the vote. If two candidates have the majority of the vote‚ they run against each other in a run off regardless of their party affiliation. In Louisiana‚ there is a
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“BP” Oil Spill On April 20th 2010‚ British Petroleum better known as BP had an extremely destructive impact on the environment and the livelihood of those in Gulf Coast area of Louisiana‚ Mississippi and Florida. BP’s Deep-water Horizon oil rig was located offshore‚ 52 miles off the southeast coast of Venice‚ Louisiana. An explosion on the Deep-water Horizon oil rig caused a massive fire that claimed the lives of eleven BP workers. After 36 hours of burning‚ the Deep-water Horizon oil rig sunk to
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Atchafalaya River is a 137 mile long distributary of the Mississippi River and Red River in south central Louisiana in the United States. It flows south‚ just west of the Mississippi River and is the fifth largest river in North America‚ by discharge. (From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia) The Atchafalaya River is navigable and provides a significant industrial shipping channel for the state of Louisiana‚ as well as the cultural heart of the Cajun Country. Fun fact it’s been closed for 150 years
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Introduction to the New Orleans Tourism Industry Before Hurricane Katrina in August of 2005 New Orleans‚ Louisiana boasted a thriving tourism industry. Hurricane Katrina devastated the city. Thousands of lives were lost and businesses and homes vanished overnight. So did the tourism industry. This paper will discuss the New Orleans tourism industry before and after Hurricane Katrina. It will analyze the economic impact of the hurricane on employment‚ housing and healthcare in the area‚ which
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locations. According to Source 2‚ hurricanes usually attack in Gulf states. Gulf states are states like Texas‚ Louisiana‚ Mississippi‚ Alabama‚ and Florida. On the another hand‚ tornadoes strike in a place call Tornado Alley. Tornado Alley is somewhere in northern Texas‚ Oklahoma‚ Kansas‚ and Nebraska. Although other states that get effected by tornadoes are Arkansas‚ Louisiana‚ Mississippi‚ Alabama‚ Tennessee‚ and Georgia. Likewise‚ this is the third biggest effect you should know about a
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and deeply examine changes and progress from the day of the disaster to present day. IMPACT Hurricane Katrina reached land from the gulf of Mexico on August 29th‚ 2005‚ just 10 miles east from New Orleans‚ Louisiana. Hurricane Katrina drastically impacted the population and demographics of New Orleans‚ Louisiana. New Orleans was the 31st largest city in the country with a population of 454‚863 in 2005. The 2004 American Census reported that 69% of
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Hurricane Katrina was one of the most destructive storms to ever hit the United States and left behind much devastation to the south coast‚ particularly New Orleans‚ Louisiana. However‚ there were many ways that some of this physical and emotional damage could have been prevented‚ particularly by the government systems and engineers. When the Levees Broke‚ a movie directed by Spike Lee‚ clearly showed this and the interviews of those who lived through the storm were truly heart wrenching. However
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In recent years natural disasters‚ such as tornados‚ hurricanes‚ and earth quakes‚ have become a common event all around the world; since the 1970’s the amount of natural disasters that occur in a year have tripled. Not only are these storms becoming more frequent‚ they’re also becoming more dangerous; thus creating more damage. However no storm in U.S history has caused more damage than hurricane Katrina. It’s estimated that the destruction caused by the storm cost over 125 billion. From the destruction
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