1. Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans Nouf Saeed, Moza AlSerkal, Sarah AlKaabi & Shaikha AlMujaini ATHS AUH Girls’ Campus – Grade 10 ASP (Advance Science Program)

2. What Are Hurricanes? Hurricanes are large swirling storms that form over warm ocean waters that includes the southern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and the eastern Pacific Ocean. They produce winds of 119 kilometers per hour and sometimes even faster. When a hurricane reaches land, it pushes a wall of ocean water ashore called a storm surge. Flooding is resulted from the surge wall and some storms that accompany the hurricane.

3. How Does A Hurricane Look Like?

4. Hurricane Katrina In New Orleans Hurricane Katrina is considered as one of the most hazardous devastations ever recorded in United States history. It is the costliest hurricane with amounts over $81.2 billion and is known as on of the five most deadliest with a death toll over 1,836. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall.

5. 9 Facts about Hurricane Katrina 1.Hurricane Katrina was the largest and third strongest hurricane ever recorded to make landfall in the U.S. 2.Hurricane Katrina is considered to be in category 3 among the other hurricanes, but Katrina raised at category 5 hurricane, with winds up to 175 miles per hour.

6. 3. The storm surge resulted from the hurricane reached about six meters high. 4. 705 people are reported still missing as a result of the hurricane. 5. Hurricane Katrina effected over 15 million people in various aspects like economy, evacuations, gas prices and even drinking water. 6. An estimated 80% of New Orleans was drowned in water that reached up to 20 feet deep in particular places.

7. 7. Hurricane Katrina impacted about 90,000 square miles. 8. Hundreds of thousands of local residents were left unemployed due to the hurricane’s catastrophe. 9. More than 70 countries worldwide offered donations or assistance after the hurricane. Kuwait made the largest pledge of $500 million when Qatar, India, China, Pakistan and Bangladesh made very large donations as well.

9. The Aftermath: Katrina has left a catastrophe zone of 90,000 square miles afterward - very nearly the measure of the UK. Thousands of people lost their homes due to the whipping machine of destruction. Hundreds of thousands of local residents were left unemployed. An estimated 80% of New Orleans was drowned in water that reached up to 20 feet deep in particular places.

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