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38 Cards in this Set
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When did the tropical depression form? |
23rd August 2005 |
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What had happened to the depression within a week? |
It deepened to form a Category 5 hurricane |
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What city was destroyed? |
The Louisiana city of New Orleans |
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How many people were killed? |
Over 1,700 people |
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How much damaged was caused? |
Over $100 billion |
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When did a hurricane of this size and devastation last occur? |
1930 |
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What speed did winds exceed? |
282km/h |
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What size was the area impacted?
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The size of the UK |
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What happened to most of New Orleans as a result of the Mississippi river? |
It flooded when three leeves broke |
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How many lost their lives in New Orleans? |
Over 1,000 |
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How many US citizens became refugees? |
Over 500,000 |
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What class lost most in the storm? |
The poorer working class population |
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What did many working class people lack that led further to the devastating affects on them and their property? |
Insurance |
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What percentage did the state population fall by? |
8% |
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How many people did the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) help with unemployment benefit? |
108,000 people |
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How far did damage extend from the storm centre? |
100km |
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How many temporary homes were needed? |
100,000 |
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Which services were still not fully operational after the storm?
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Sewerage system Gas Electricity |
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How much did the dairy industry loose? |
$12 million |
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How many acres of forest were destroyed? |
Over one million acres |
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What was the financial loss to the timber industry? |
$5 billion |
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How many cubic metres of storm debris had to be removed? |
70 million m3 |
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What did the total economic impact exceed?
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$150 billion |
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What has happened to the death toll in the US as a result of hurricanes? |
It has fallen |
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What has a large potential to save lives in any hurricane event?
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Early prediction and warning |
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What do schools often act as during a hurricane? |
Public shelters |
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Who have invested heavily on modern equipment and spends tens of millions of dollars monitoring and tracking storms?
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The US National Hurricane Centre (NHC) |
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What did evacuation plans prove to be? |
Inadequate |
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What percentage of households in New Orleans did not own a car? |
Over 25% |
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Why did the lack of personal vehicles put lives at risk? |
People couldn't evacuate/evacuate in time |
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What did many people fear? |
Looting of their property as they had no home insurance |
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What does the local government use to education people on hurricanes? |
Schooling Internet sites Hurricane-preparedness events |
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What is zoning?
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When areas are left undeveloped because they are at a greater risk of being damaged by hurricanes |
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Why was flooding so severe? |
Most of New Orleans is below sea level |
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What was suggested following the hurricane in areas of New Orleans? |
The city should not be rebuilt on such a dangerous site Areas at risk should be used for things like parks and sports pitches |
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What were the leeves and defences along the Mississippi canals built to withstand?
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Category 3 hurricanes |
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How have the leeves been rebuilt? |
The same as before despite recommendation to make them withstand a Category 5 hurricane from the city's mayor |
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How can insurance help in the future?
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Less people will fear loss of their property and so can evacuate in time Lost property will be reimbursed |
