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Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, Qatar

Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, Qatar. Hurricane Katrina Khalid A. AL-Jufairi. Hurricane Katrina. Serious drawbacks. Healthcare Law Enforcement Engineering and IT infrastructure And many others. Hurricane Katrina. Formed over the southern Bahamas

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Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, Qatar

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  1. Georgetown UniversitySchool of Foreign Service, Qatar Hurricane Katrina Khalid A. AL-Jufairi

  2. Hurricane Katrina Serious drawbacks • Healthcare • Law Enforcement • Engineering and IT infrastructure • And many others

  3. Hurricane Katrina • Formed over the southern Bahamas • 3 days: category 3, nine deaths and killing power for more than 1.2 million people • August 28, Category 5

  4. Hurricane Katrina • Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

  5. Hurricane Katrina • Superdome Stadium • Food & Medicine • “Minimum, hundreds. Most likely, thousands” New Orleans Mayer

  6. Hurricane Katrina References Anderson, C. New Orleans Police Chief Resigns; Michael Brown Testifies360 Degrees CNN < http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0509/27/acd.01.html > Accessed: Dec.1 2006 Bridis, Ted. 2005. FEMA Chief Sent Help Only After Storm HitAssociate Press CNN. Katrina Timeline. <http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2005/katrina/interactive/ timeline.katrina.large/conent.12.html> Accessed: Dec 1, 2006 Economist.com. 2005. Deeply Difficult times for the Big Easy Global Agenda Economist, The. 2005. United States: After the Flood; Hurricane Katrina Francis, Theo. 2005. Hurricane Katrina’s Toll: Insured Losses Could Reach up to $26 Billion.Wall Street Journal New York Information Management, The. 2006. Disaster Puts Focus on IT, Electric Information Systems Mount, J. 1998. Levees More Harm than Help. Engineering News Record Nordheimer, J. 2002. Nothing’s Easy for New Orleans Flood Control.New York Times Professional Safety. Following Model Standards, Recognizing Storm Surge Should Minimize Hurricane Damage.

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