Hurricane Katrin The Second Largest Hurricane - 862 Words

Hurricane Katrina known as the fifth largest hurricane ever to hit the United States formed on August 23, 2005 and dissipated August 31, 2005. Katrina was classified as a category five hurricane with wind speeds up to 175 mph. Katrina made headlines because of its destruction region which was Louisiana. Many families especially African-Americans were considered to be vulnerable and left to die from the disaster. In the following I will address whether Katrina was a natural disaster ready to happen or if it could have been prevented by an elaborate plan to evacuate the effected regions. African-American neighborhoods were devastated by Hurricane Katrina because they lived in low line areas, whereas Whites lived in higher grounds less likely to get hit by the storms. Low income communities were hit more because of urban areas. These areas included levees that didn’t protect homes from the storms. What is astonishing is that the government was fully aware that New Orleans levees were failing and wouldn’t hold a category five Hurricane. Yet they did nothing to protect the humans. Federal and local government hindered and prevented the evacuation of African-Americans from their neighborhoods. Failures included not having an evacuation plan for New Orleans. IEM which stands for Innovative Emergency Management is compromised by the government to form an evacuation plan for a natural disaster. In reality there was no plan that IEM had for Hurricane Katrina. Here we can clearly noteShow MoreRelatedRastafarian79520 Words   |  319 Pagesinspiration: Dulcie Roach from Hopewell Primary School, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica; Elaine Bortner and Philip Hirai from Jamaica Wesleyan Bible College, Savanna-la-mar, Jamaica; and Roger Ringerberg, Jamaica Theological Seminary, Kingston, Jamaica. Second, thanks to my professors and advisors at Drew University, Karen Brown, Jonathan Reader, and Roger Shinn, whose advice and insights have helped to shape the focus and hone the arguments of this book. Third, the research for this book was facilitated