Hurricane katrina brought many challenges to the residents of new orleans. Freshwater spills symposium 2006 agenda, presentations. Mold and endotoxin levels in the aftermath of hurricane. Environmental impact of hurricane katrina on lake pontchartrain by p. Aug 24, 2006 hurricane katrina, which occurred on 29 august 2005, caused the breach of several levees surrounding new orleans, louisiana, and left over 75% of the city underwater. Bioremediation can occur on its own natural attenuation or intrinsic bioremediation or can be spurred on via the addition of fertilizers to increase the. It began moving slowly to the northwest, then west, gaining strength as it moved through the warm atlantic waters. It caused extensive destruction along the gulf coast from central florida to texas. The true extent of the american tragedy that is hurricane katrina is still unfolding almost 12 months after the event and its implications may be far more reaching. Following the hurricanes, a number of national priorities listing npl sites throughout southern louisiana. Just a few hours before hitting the florida coast on aug. Social movement developments in new orleans after hurricane katrina rachel e. Hurricane katrina, rated as a category 4 hurricane on the saffirsimpson scale, made landfall on the u.
Hurricane katrina, which occurred on 29 august 2005, caused the breach of several levees surrounding new orleans, louisiana, and left over 75% of the city underwater. Prelandfall preparation by fema the federal emergency management agency fema positioned an unprecedented number of resources in affected areas prior to katrina s landfall. This article covers the details of the preparations for hurricane katrina, a major category 5 hurricane that devastated parts of louisiana, mississippi, and alabama. Environmental hazards in the disaster area floodwaters were present in the city from the passage of the storm on august 29, 2005, until the u. Moved to high ground, but stranded by high water when the levees broke most operators had evacuated challenges with outside vehicles. Infectious disease issues associated with hurricane. Water quality assessment and monitoring in new orleans following hurricane katrina pdf 41 pp. Pdf the flooding of new orleans by hurricane katrina provides many lessons for the. The eye of hurricane katrina missed new orleans by 10 to 15 miles. Hurricane katrina was an extraordinary act of nature that spawned a human tragedy. The role of transit in disaster responseemergency evacuation more recent storms. Impact seconds from disasters hurricane katrina full video.
Homeowners and renters guide to mold cleanup after disasters. Some of those concerns are solidly grounded, while others are less so, disease experts say. This paper presents a background in hurricane climatology, advances in hurricane forecast, katrina s evolution and the impact in new orleans area. In new orleans, the levees were designed for category 3, but katrina peaked at a category 5 hurricane, with winds up to 175 miles per hour. Hurricane katrina was a destructive category 5 storm that made landfall on the u. The eye of the storm passed 27 miles east of downtown new orleans at 8. Drowning was the major cause of death and people 75 years old and older were the most affected population cohort. Hurricane katrina was the deadliest hurricane to strike the us gulf coast since 1928. Displaced by hurricane katrina as of sept 30, 2005 where began treatment where now continuing treatment where new case confirmed. Bioremediation is defined as the process whereby organic wastes are biologically degraded under controlled conditions to an innocuous state, or to levels below concentration limits established by regulatory authorities 2 for bioremediation to be effective, microorganisms must enzymatically attack the pollutants and convert them to. It was formed in the fall of 2005 in the algiers neighborhood of the city in the days after hurricane katrina resulted in widespread flooding, damage and deaths throughout the city. Hurricane katrina bass enterprises incidentnews noaa. Ilit download center sponsored in part by the national. Oct 11, 2006 old inger post hurricane assessment summary and statement of issues the august 29, 2005 landfall of hurricane katrina and the september 24, 2005 landfall of hurricane rita resulted in extensive flooding throughout southern louisiana.
Some claim there was insufficient planning and others say that there was no clear line of authority between the levels of government, thus paralyzing the decisionmaking process. Hurricane katrina, its 115 mph winds, and the accompanying storm surge it created as high as 27 feet along a stretch of the northern gulf coast from mobile, alabama, to new orleans, impacted nearly 93,000 square miles of. Hurricane katrina obligates us to reexamine how the federal government is organized to address the full range of potential catastrophic events both natural and manmade. Epa for remediation after the katrina hurricane disaster.
Hurricane katrina, which briefly became a category 5 hurricane in the gulf of mexico, began as a storm in the western atlantic. In addition to hurricane damage, heavy rain led to levee breaches and flooding in some areas. Environmental health needs and habitability assessment. And katrina s impact as hurricane katrina entered the gulf of mexico, gulf coast states and the federal government prepared for landfall in the region.
Hurricane rita increased demands on an already stressed response and recovery effort by all levels of government. The committee presents the report narrative and the. When compared to standard practices, effluent volumes generated by bioremediation are substantially smaller reducing the problem of sludge disposal. Beginning in october, bls and the census bureau added several questions to the household survey to identify persons who evacuated from their homes, even temporarily, due to hurricane katrina. Hurricane katrina environmental and engineering concerns. In the days immediately following the hurricane, as the full scope of the tragedy revealed itself. The damage caused by flooding and storm surge was made even worse by the previous loss of miles of protective wetlands. Multiple facets of environmental impacts from hurricane katrina. In total, over the next few days, 485,000 residents of louisiana and mississippi were evacuated. There is truly a need to plan and accommodate all americans during emergencies, particularly older americans. It can also be sprayed in yards and to remediate polluted water. Main text and executive summary download entire document cover, table of contents, and executive summary.
With most hurricanes, the storm sweeps through and then a few days later people return to their homes and start picking up. Army support during the hurricane katrina disaster, by mr. A storm surge from hurricane rita several weeks later reflooded many areas of the city. Hurricane katrina made landfall in southeast louisiana on august 29. Key documents regarding the hurricane katrina response. Katrina was then a large category 3 hurricane see appendix a for saffirsimpson scale with winds of 125 mph and a central pressure of 920 millibars mb. Emergency response and public health in hurricane katrina. Nearly 3 years later, the new orleans area still faces significant debris management issues and challenges. Hurricane katrina distribution in an eligible rollover distribution as defined in section 402c4 of such code and as having transferred the amount to the eligible retirement plan in a.
Hurricane katrina deaths, louisiana, 2005 article pdf available in disaster medicine and public health preparedness 24. Restoration on the scale of new orleans is, of course, a huge and overwhelmi ng project. Hurricane katrina presented new orleans and its hospitals with the effects of two related but distinctive events. In 2005, louisiana and its neighbors suffered two massive hurricanes. However, in the wake of hurricane katrina and, by analogy, other largescale disasters, decisions must be made based on uniform standards and equity. Hurricane katrina was a natural disaster of enormous proportion, but its tragic. Hurricane katrina found us still a nation unprepared for catastrophe. Perez the primary dumping ground for the flood waters that lingered throughout new orleans during the 3week period following katrina. The impact of hurricane katrina worsened on august 30, 2005, when several levees. Thunderstorm activity associated with these features increased, and the storm became better organized in the vicinity of the leeward islands. How hurricanes katrina and rita affected the mississippi. One mitigation strategyrelocating people and sensitive infrastructure to higher groundeventually will need to be considered as sea level rise. Crude oil spill into the mississippi river from two damaged storage tanks at bass enterprises.
The postkatrina bioremediation project proposes to achieve these objectives. Over the next two days the weather system gathered strength, earning the designation tropical storm katrina, and it made landfall between miami. Hurricane katrina disaster waste management february 2011 charlotte brown mark milke executive summary hurricane katrina hit the states of louisiana, mississippi and alabama, u. Gulf coast near new orleans, louisiana on monday, august 29, 2005. Forecasts of katrina s path from nhc were better than longterm average errors and better than the government performance and results act gpra 2006 goals established for hurricane track forecasts. Army corps of engineers usace declared the city to be dewatered on october 11, 2005. Luft i n new orleans, in late summer 2008, commemoration of the third anniversary of hurricane katrina was punctuated by preparations for hurricane gustav.
Hurricane katrina, its 115 mph winds, and the accompanying storm surge it created as high as 27 feet along a. Louisiana mitigation matters july 2015 womans hospital, a nonprofit medical center in baton rouge, is the designated emergency disaster preparedness hospital for pregnant women and babies. House of representatives and the american people for their consideration. Nov 23, 2005 the ninth ward, one of the areas most devastated by hurricane katrina. Availability and applicability of new remediation technologies or. The matter of environmental pollution and contamination as a result of hurricane katrina which struck the gulf coast on august 29, 2005, is one which will continue to unfold for some time it could play out as a reason, or an excuse, or a justification, for demolishing parts of the city for complete rebuilding. Despite many economic, political and cultural differences between these two sites, they share a number of interesting similarities. In august 2005, hurricane katrina made landfall as a category 3 storm and was the costliest hurricane as well as one of the five deadliest storms in the history of the united states. The horror of hurricane katrina is brought vividly to life in this fictional account of a boy, a dog, and the storm of the century. Tropical cyclone report hurricane katrina 2330 august 2005 richard d. Guidance on microbial contamination in previously flooded.
While groups were launching their memorial events, radios. Environmental samples were collected during september 16. Challenges, concerns, policies, and needs stephen johnson hurricane katrina made landfall on the gulf coast august 29, 2005, and within hours it became the largest natural disaster in u. Is there information on the employment status of those who evacuated from their homes due to hurricane katrina. Effects of hurricane katrina on bls employment and. Rebuilding housing in new orleans after hurricane katrina has involved a massive cleanup effort. What went wrong in general terms, the challenges to our collective response to hurricane katrina are not difficult to identify. The matter of environmental pollution and contamination as a result of hurricane katrina which struck the gulf coast on august 29, 2005, is one which will continue to unfold for some time. Protect vulnerable older adults in louisiana during hurricane katrina, roughly 71 percent of the victims were older than 60 and 47 percent were over the age of 75. Part of the rebuilding process is not only repairing our structural homes, but our land as well so that we come home to a safe, healthy place to live and thrive. Hurricane katrina and its aftermath provide us with the imperative to design and build a unified system. National hurricane center 11691 sw 17 street miami. How hurricanes katrina and rita affected the delta. Sampling showed elevated levels of inorganic and organic contaminants and biological.
But when barrys little sister gets terribly sick, theyre forced to. The aftermath of hurricane katrina by member scholars of the center for progressive reform introduction the extent of the human tragedy produced by hurricane katrina has nearly overwhelmed our ability to comprehend it. The common ground collective is a decentralized network of nonprofit organizations offering support to the residents of new orleans. Microbial contaminationboth bacterial and viralof flood waters can cause great concern for. The affected area of hurricane katrina covered three states and approximately 90,000 square miles.
Toxic and contaminant concerns generated by hurricane katrina. The storm triggered catastrophic flooding, particularly in the city of new orleans. This was a daunting task that required evacuating the most densely populated area of the state to unaffected regions both within the state and in other states around the. As hurricane isaac moved into baton rouge in august 2012, the hospital needed steady, reliable power to care for patients.
Health concerns associated with mold in waterdamaged homes. The storm that would later become hurricane katrina surfaced on august 23, 2005, as a tropical depression over the bahamas, approximately 350 miles 560 km east of miami. Strong winds ravaged the city, shattering windows, spreading debris in many areas, and bringing heavy rains and flooding to the eastern areas of the city. In response to hurricane katrina page 4 background hurricane katrina s devastation after first making landfall in florida as a category 1 hurricane on august 25, 2005, hurricane katrina crossed the gulf of mexico and grew in intensity before making a second landfall in louisiana as a strong category 3 hurricane on august 29, 2005. Members of the select committee agree unanimously with the report. Hurricane katrina was the largest and third strongest hurricane ever recorded to make landfall in the u. Keep food and water safe after a disaster or emergency. Different strategies for natural toxic soil clean up 4. The storm surge from katrina was 20feet six meters high. Hurst c, knudsen g, mcinerney m, stetzenbach l, walter m.
The evacuation rate during hurricane katrina was near 80 percent. Interagency supervisory guidance for institutions affected. Assessing prekatrina vulnerability and improving mitigation and preparedness 2009 chapter. Storm surge associated with hurricane katrina and the breach of levees protecting new orleans, louisiana allowed floodwaters from lake pontchartrain to inundate 80% of the city. This makes katrina the third most intense united states u. The first was the hurricane itself, which arrived on monday morning, august 29, 2005, with heavy rain and sustained winds of 120 to mph, with gusts up to 160 mph. Gentilly residents guide to do it yourself soil clean up using natural processes written by the common ground relief meg perry healthy soil project table of contents 1. Sep 06, 2005 emotional fallout from hurricane katrina. But the disaster left in its wake continues to evolve.
Status and associated issues summary hurricane katrina produced unprecedented destruction, resulting in disaster debris from vegetation and manmade structures. Introduction bioremediation is the use of microorganism metabolism to remove pollutants. Toxic soil clean up is important to the rebuilding process. A study 1 after hurricane katrina determined that microbial contaminants, specifically fecal. Common ground has sponsored the road trip for relief, to bring hundreds of volunteers into the ninth ward, one of the areas most devasted by hurricane katrina.
Tens of thousands of homes in new orleans were flooded, many requiring either demolition or gutting before reconstruction. Hurricane katrina in the gulf coast mitigation assessment team report iii executive summary the north atlantic hurricane season for 2005 began early and was an unusually active season, breaking the previous recorded hurricane season records for the number of named storms, hurricanes, category 5 hurricanes, major hurricanes making u. Public health officials are still scrambling to find stranded people and treat the injured. Finding them findingtraining operators willing to go into harms way organizingcoordinating various offers providing food, shelter and supplies for. Law enforcement lessons learned from hurricane katrina. Barrys family tries to evacuate before hurricane katrina hits their home in new orleans. Mar 08, 2006 the size and strength of hurricane katrina resulted in one of the largest natural disasters in our nations history. When hurricane katrina flooded the city of new orleans, one of many. Within the home, em is sprayed on contaminated materials and left to sit for several hours.
Cidrap news amid the devastation left by hurricane katrina on the us gulf coast, fears of infectious disease outbreaks have added to the distress. Storm surge from hurricanes katrina and rita destroyed hundreds of square miles of coastal wetlands. The flooding of new orleans by hurricane katrina provides many lessons for the environmental and engineering communities and raises serious public policy questions about risk management. Hurricane katrina sparks fears of disease outbreaks cidrap. Katrina made its first landfall in the united states as a category 1 hurricane on the saffirsimpson hurricane scale, with maximum sustained winds of 70 knots, near the border of miamidade county and broward county at approximately 2230 utc 25 august. Bioremediation in new orleans, louisiana introduction every city in the united states contains thousands of pounds of chemicals that are toxic and deadly.
Aug 25, 2008 in 2005, as a result of hurricane katrina, more than 1,600 people lost their lives and more than a million were driven from their homes on the gulf coast. Helens oklahoma city, ok 1998 san francisco, ca 1989 hurricane katrina 2005 lessons learned from hurricane katrina. Hurricane katrina made landfall in the gulf coast on august 29, 2005. Law enforcement lessons learned from hurricane katrina h urricane katrina was the costliest natural disaster ever to strike the united states. Hurricane katrina raised major questions about our nations readiness and ability to respond to catastrophic disasters. Hurricane katrina chevron wagon wheel incidentnews noaa. For all united states hurricanes, katrina 2005 is the costliest storm on record. These chemicals are stored in fuel tanks, warehouses, industries, gasoline stations, dry cleaners, autorepair businesses, in the garage and under the kitchen sink. Infectious disease issues associated with hurricane katrina hk. Case study of the transportation sectors response to and. When hurricane katrina made landfall near the louisiana mississippi border on the morning of august 29, 2005, it set in motion a series of events that exposed vast numbers of. This asymmetry is a source of substantial economic, industrial and. This tragedy is going to be prolonged, with sustained levels of distress, says cheryl person, md, a postdoctoral fellow in mental health.
Hurricane harvey 2017 rank s second, hurricane maria 2017 ranks third, hurricane sandy 2012 ranks fourth and hurricane irma 2017 ranks fifth. Preparedness and safety messaging for hurricanes, flooding, and similar disasters pdf icon pdf 1. Hurricane katrina and the disastrous flooding of new orleans and the gulf coast have left many wondering what went wrong. Figure 1 see pdf version for figures shows potential petroleumrelated release.
It is effective in mold abatement, against pathogens, as a general disinfectant, and for improving soil health. Impact seconds from disasters hurricane katrina full video documentary 2016 hurricane katrina was the eleventh named storm and fifth hurricane of the 2005 atlantic hurricane. Investigation of the performance of the new orleans flood protection systems in hurricane katrina on august 29, 2005. Hurricane katrina started as a tropical storm in the bahamas on aug. Before katrina, the event that left behind the greatest recorded amount of disasterrelated debris in the united states. New orleans and the surrounding area are situated in a bowllike depression that lies typically 412 ft. A failure of initiative final report of the select. Hurricanes katrina and felix made landfall in 2005 and 2007 on the gulf coast of the us and the atlantic coast of nicaragua respectively. Base mapshurricane katrina preliminary high water markshurricane katrina surge inundation limitsadvisory base flood elevations abfeshurricane katrina surge elevation contoursmapping methods and data sourcesthe hurricane katrina surge inundation and advisory base flood elevation maps or katrina recovery maps show a variety of information concerning the hurricanes impact. Hurricanes katrina and rita hurricane katrina made landfall in louisiana on august 29, 2005, bringing winds of 140 miles per hour and storm waters that flooded more than 80 percent of new orleans. Bioremediation means cleaning soil and water and restoring it to health using biological allies. Research has demonstrated that there are very few environments where microbes have not. Hurricane maria is the costliest hurricane on record to strike puerto rico and the u. Brown national hurricane center 20 december 2005 updated 14 september 2011 to include damage estimates from the national flood insurance program and to revise the total damage estimate.
Identify areas with toxic chemicals remaining in soils in new orleans educate. After hurricanes katrina and rita made landfall on august. Environmental parameter optimization for bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated soil pdf 24 pp, 902k. It was the most destructive natural disaster in american history, laying waste to 90,000 square miles of land, an area the size of the united kingdom.