Hurricane Katrina

By: JT HartmanPeriod 5

Why should we care?-Hurricane Katrina killed an  approximate .total of 10,000 people -It harmed multiple states, including Mississippi(238), Louisiana(1,577), Ohio(2), Kentucky(1), Florida(14), Alabama(2), and Georgia(2). -It affected the economy and the government of our country. The national government spent $105 billion to help with reconstructions and repairs of affected states.

When did this happen?

-Hurricane Katrina happened in 2005 between August 23rd and August 25th.-Aug. 23rd-H.K. was developed at the Bahamas and passed the southern part of Florida.-Aug. 25th-H.K. became a tropical storm after it landed between Aventura and Hallandale Beach in Florida.-3 days after, the storm had intensified and reached a Category 5 status, which made it the strongest, deadliest storm that occured in the United States.-This tropical storm passed through several states, including Texas and Mississippi, until its remnants were seen at the eastern region of Great Lakes on Aug. 31st.

What decade did this occur?

>Movies-Exorcism of Emily Rose,Red Eye,Hitch,Wedding Crashers>Music-When I'm Gone,HonkyTonk Badonkadonk,Sugar We're Goin' Down.>HairStyles-Bangs were really popular.

Pictures of Hurricane Katrina

 

People Involved..? The people involved were..

What happened?

>Hurricane Katrina was a massive hurricane in 2005 that destroyed thousands of peoples' homes and killed thousands of people.>Hurricane Katrina hit multiple different states. That of which include:          -Mississippi          -Florida          -Georgia          -Alabama  And more.>People were spending $1,000's to help rebuild the damages.

Political Cartoon..

 

A video of Hurricane Katrina.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Duz-2v1Omvc

Questions..

1) Do you understand what and all happened in Hurricane Katrina?  2) What do you think about Hurricane Katrina, and what happened with Hurricane Katrina?  3) Did you learn from seeing this powerpoint? 

Song that represents Hurricane Katrina..I think that Arms Of The Angel, by Sarah Mclachlan, represents Hurricane Katrina because of how many lives were lost. People were devastated with their lost loved ones. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwC0RTAC2Pg

Page with information..

http://www.tulane.edu/~sanelson/Katrina/