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Hurricane Katrina and Environmental Justice

Hurricane Katrina and Environmental Justice. Tropical Wave --These are the most common of tropical disturbances with about 100 forming each season. They lack a closed circulation, which is when there are winds in every direction. Wind speeds are less than 20 knots, or 25 mph.

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Hurricane Katrina and Environmental Justice

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  1. Hurricane Katrina and Environmental Justice

  2. Tropical Wave--These are the most common of tropical disturbances with about 100 forming each season. They lack a closed circulation, which is when there are winds in every direction. Wind speeds are less than 20 knots, or 25 mph. • Tropical Depression--A wave becomes a depression when there is a presence of a closed circulation, and sustained winds are 20 knots, or 25 mph. At this point, the system is still quite disorganized. • Tropical Storm--A depression becomes a tropical storm when shower and thunderstorm activity moves over the closed circulation, and sustained winds reach at least 35 knots, or 39 mph. At this point, the system is capable of causing minimal damage. • Hurricane--A tropical storm becomes a hurricane when the closed circulation becomes an eye, and sustained winds reach at least 65 knots, or 74 mph. At this point, the system is capable of causing significant damage.

  3. Events • August 23rd, 2005: Tropical Depression Katrina forms • August 24th: Tropical Storm status; moved towards Florida • August 25th: Hurricane status; moving into Gulf of Mexico • August 26-27th: Voluntary/mandatory evacuations for certain areas (*FEMA given authority to respond to emergency) • August 28th: New Orleans Mayor, Ray Nagin, declares Mandatory evacuation of city (*shelters were provided for people who COULDN’T LEAVE: the Superdome held over 20,000 people for several days(4-5) with little/no food/water/assistance from Federal Government • August 29th: Landfall in Louisiana Category 4 hurricane

  4. August 29th, 2005

  5. Environmental Justice • “Environmental Justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.”-U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  6. State Facts • Louisiana population, 2008 estimate 4,410,796 people • Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 4,468,968 • White persons, percent, 2008 64.8%(approx:2.85 million people) • Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) 32.0% (approx:1.4 million people) • New Orleans Population(*not including suburbs/parishes), 2006 estimate 223,388 • Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 67.3% • White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 28.1% • http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/22/2255000.html

  7. Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana • $300 million to reconstruct Superdome • Nearly 80% of city was under water • $150 billion dollars damage throughout the Gulf Coast (Katrina and Rita) • Impacting fish, gas, oil industries Before Hurricane Katrina After Hurricane Katrina

  8. Aftermath About 100,000 residents of New Orleans have yet to return

  9. “FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.”- http://www.fema.gov/ Travel Trailers and Mobile Homes– 101,174 households (Currently Occupied) *Section revised on 8/25/06 There are 101,174 travel trailers and mobile homes serving as temporary housing for Hurricane Katrina victims, outnumbering any housing mission in FEMA’s history. The following shows number of units currently occupied as of 8/17/06: Louisiana Total – 64,150 Mobile Home – 3,169 Travel Trailers – 60,981 Mississippi Total – 36,127 Mobile Home – 4,709 Travel Trailers – 31,418 Alabama – 897 Mobile Homes – 0 Travel Trailers -- 897 FEMA: FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

  10. Evacuation Guidelines from FEMA

  11. New Orleans Today • “New Orleans parish: 354,850 residents or 78 percent of its pre-Katrina level” • “the city has 61 percent of its pre–Katrina public and private school enrollment, while the metro area has reached 79 percent” • “colleges and universities in the city have 84 percent of their pre–Katrina total enrollment” • “July 2010 labor force of the region reached 87 percent of its level five years earlier” • “A lot of the federal money spent went to federal emergency compared to rebuilding” • -Statistics/Information from Greater New Orleans Community Data Center

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