CASE STUDY OF TROPICAL STORM IN MEDC



CASE STUDY OF TROPICAL STORM IN MEDC

HURRICANE KATRINA, USA,2005 | |

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| |FACTFILE (P136-7) OCR |

| |DATE |

|TRACK OF HURRICANE | |

| |LOCATION |

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| |MAX WINDSPEED |

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| |STORM SURGE |

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| |DEATHS |

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| |DAMAGE/COSTS |

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|DATE |HURRICANE PROGRESS |WARNINGS/RESPONSES |

|23 AUG |Tropical depression | |

|24 AUG |Tropical storm named Katrina | |

|25 AUG |Now a hurricane, made landfall Florida | |

|26 AUG |Intensified in Gulf of Mexico. Category 2 | |

|27 AUG |Doubled in size, now category 3 | |

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|28 AUG |Peak strength. Category 5, turns north | |

| |approaches US coast | |

|29 AUG |Landfall 6.10 east New Orleans | |

|3O AUG |Downgraded to tropical depression. | |

|31 AUG |Remnants reach Great Lakes. | |

|IMPACT OF KATRINA ( P137 AND P141) |

|PRIMARY EFFECTS |SECONDARY EFFECTS |

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|REPAIRING THE DAMAGE. NEW ORLEANS FLOOD DEFENCE PLAN |

|STUDY FIG 3.58 PAGE 143. PICK OUT 3 SCHEMES THAT YOU FEEL WILL BE MOST USEFUL. DESCRIBE SCHEME AND EXPLAIN WHY. |

|SCHEME |

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|SCHEME 3- |

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