Essays on Hurricane Katrina

When there is a national emergency that occurs, they must be handled in the most effective way possible. With no two national emergencies, being identical to the previous one, each incident needs to be handled differently. Factors such as the time of year, geographic location, population, weather, manpower that is available for the initial response….

Abstract After the September 11 attacks,the federal government did a policy change to influence emergency management United States, even though the thought of this program started 2001. With the new protocol on terrorism and emergency management it lead to the nations inability to address other causes of harm So when Hurricane Katrina hit it through…

A natural disaster is exactly what the term says it is: a disaster that the Earth processes naturally. It is an event such as an earthquake, tornado, hurricane, tsunami, flood, etc., that causes great damage or loss of life. Natural disasters not only occur in the U.S., but all over the world; sometimes even worse…

Katrina caused massive damages to the city, destroyed infrastructure, flattened neighborhoods, uprooted entire communities and became the catalyst for huge overhauls in the education system and law enforcement of New Orleans. These catastrophic and traumatic events brought national attention for a time and left a lasting impact on everyone involved. While not all parts of…

“On June 11,2015 the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) took a large step forward in its own open data efforts by releasing a new data visualization tool. The tool has graphs and charts demonstrating financial costs associated with the events, along with links to FEMA resources that encourage disaster preparation. (Wood, 2015). These tools are…

The national hurricane center director warned everyone that the pending strong might be one of the strongest to ever hit the Unites States. They warned everyone that most of the area would be inhabitable for weeks, but many ignored the warnings. The US Army Corp of Civil Engineers were the ones responsible for building the…

Kish Zenia, author of  “My Fema People” discusses the post effects of hurricane Katrina and how hip hop brought government attention to the residents of New Orleans. Kish’s relationship between her and the readers is somewhat positive and negative. Her title brings a emotional connection and she insinuates that she too is a resident of…

National Guard When talking about the military response, the National Guard is typically the first to be deployed to respond to natural disasters. The person responsible for deploying the National Guard would be the governor of the state (FEMA. 2011). The main goal is to protect the citizen and properties of the affected area. The…