Principles Of The Wellbeing Impacts Of Hurricane Katrina

“There are natural hazards, but disasters are the result of human actions that put people and property in harm’s way” (Cigler 2007: 64). Throughout history New Orleans has been continuously altered by the presence of humans through the creation of levees and canals, the introduction of artificial irrigation systems, and through human induced processes that have ultimately accelerated the process of land degradation and erosion. While a natural hazard struck New Orleans in 2005, the disaster portion resulting from Hurricane Katrina was a result of human induced interactions throughout the history of New Orleans.

The devastating impact of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans and its barrier islands in 2005, worsened by degradation of the coastal ecosystem due to overdevelopment on the Mississippi River, demonstrated the wisdom of thinking ahead and not waiting for disaster to strike.

The long-term impact of Katrina’s communities is the “effects on the devastated population’s mental and physical health still linger” (FoxNews, 2010). FoxNews (2010) reported that there was an increased sensitivity to mold in children with asthma whose houses were flooded. However, watching the video, I could see a lot of anger building up. People were angry. I also believe that people will definitely develop an anxiety disorder. I for one will even be afraid of a mere rain. I will still feel is a storm or flood about to destroy my community. Katrina's communities that experience this ordeal might develop

the hurricane and to the lack of transportation. Healthcare system is an institution that delivers health care to the populations in need of medical care. The healthcare’s personnel are well trained and have dedicated their lives in providing health care to everyone who enter the institution. They are engaged to provide care to each person regardless of their disease, age, sex, social class or the stage of their illness, even if they are constrained by the careful use of the resources available. But sometimes, in extreme emergencies (wars, earthquakes, hurricanes, floods) where there are not enough medications, medical supplies or even limited resources for evacuation, some patients have to die, while others will get the care they need to live. That’s exactly what happened in 2005, at New Orleans’ Memorial Hospital after the passage of Hurricane Katrina. “After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Doctors made ad hoc decisions about which group of patients to evacuate from hospitals when floodwaters rose, the power failed and the heat climbed” (Fink, 1). The next lines will focus on some bioethical principles implicated, the advantages and disadvantages of using a utilitarian theory, the most moral theory, and whether the clinicians profiled achieved an ethical outcome in the case of Memorial Hospital.

Quality of life in New Orleans: a cause for concern. New Orleans residents today are facing an onslaught of serious issues that threaten the quality of life in the city. New Orleans has seen an increase in crime and violence, a decrease in academic performance and threats from natural disasters. From uptown, through central city to the French Quarter, it seems as though no corner of the city is spared.

Hurricane Katrina was the biggest natural calamity in the United States that led to immense loses. The storm affected 92, 000 square miles and damaged much of the major city. More 18, 000 individuals died and thousands became homeless, with no access to basic supplies. The disaster evolved into a sequence of linked series, with two primary causes. The basic cause was the storm itself, but no less significant was the breakdown of the artificial levees intended to safeguard a city constructed below the sea-level. These

Hurricane Katrina hit the southern coast of the United States on August 28, 2005. The center of Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans on the morning of August 29, 2005. The devastating effect of this hurricane resulted in more than 1,800 citizens losing their lives, as well as more than an estimated $81 billion dollars in damages occurred. By August 31, 2005, eighty-percent of the city became submerged under water because the storm surge breached the city's levees at multiple points. If the levees are damaged massive water will flood Louisiana from the Gulf Coast, the Mississippi River, and other surrounding bodies of water. Some areas of New Orleans were 15 feet under water. Winds of Hurricane Katrina reached an astounding category 3 as

This reading detailed a study regarding to the effects Hurricane Katrina had in New Orleans while raising the questions about how race and class influence human, as well as institutional, responses to the disaster. It questions how ‘natural’ are natural disasters where it is our social construction on disasters that determines how devastating they are. ‘The primary objective of this paper is to examine the extent to which racial and class differences influenced human responses to Hurricane Katrina’ (page 296).

2015) The majority of people’s stress levels increased since the hurricane, which made post-traumatic stress disorder, serious mental illness, and suicide rates increase after the hurricane took place (Rhodes et al., n.d.). The rate of mental health disorders increased within two years after Hurricane Katrina hit (Rhodes et al., n.d.). Due to the lack of transportation and insurance, the rates of treatment of these illnesses decreased (Rhodes et al., n.d.). After Hurricane Katrina, 64% of victims stated their health issues occurred due to stress, anxiety, depression, asthma, arthritis, and chest infections (Ahern et al., 2005). Even children who are moving to a new place have a high risk of emotional health problems (Ahern et al., 2005). Even though the United States and United Kingdom are the two wealthiest countries in the world, flooding has really made a big health issue in both countries (Ahern et al., 2005). Due to a flooding,occurring in St. Augustine, the residents will have to evacuate to surrounding cities. While travel through the water, everyone needs to be cautious of waterborne diseases. Homeowners should have a flooding plan, just in case they may experience a flood. The owners will need to know where they may go if they

In the year 2005, New Orleans was famously hit a major natural disaster that took lives and destroyed the homes and civilians. This wrath of Mother Nature became to be known as Hurricane Katrina, a category 5 hurricane with gusts peaking at 174/mph according to the Safir- Simpson wind scale (SSHS). With this Hurricane having its path directly on a city only being on average 1-2 feet below sea level, it created conditions for serious havoc (NOAA, 2012). The aftermath left a serious physical imprint on the city, which has the potential to never be removed. This imprint left by Hurricane Katrina caused extensive damage to 134,000 housing units, destroying multiple bridges along the Gulf Coast, as well as various buildings across the city, which led to harmful chemicals leaking into the water system, such as petroleum and natural gas. Finally, Hurricane Katrina also caused the main power grid to be disoriented for a number of weeks. As a result, the damage costs from the storm added up to be about $108 billion (2005 USD), which according to Eric Blake was the costliest storm ever to hit the United States (Blake et al. 2011). Hurricane Katrina perpetuated all of these tribulations, as it drastically altered the lives of the many inhabitants of New Orleans and they continue to face the repercussions of the storm in their day-to-day lives.

When Hurricane Katrina slammed onto the gulf shores of Louisiana in 2005, few people understood what impact the storm would have on the city of New Orleans. According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Katrina caused an estimated $108 billion dollars of damage, displaced 250,000 residents and killed over 1800 lives, most being African-American and the poor ( Downey, 2011). To present a sociological view of how Hurricane Katrina affected the people of New Orleans, one must first understand how the people of New Orleans lived before Katrina caused its mass destruction. The focus of this paper will be to uncover how race and class affected the people of New Orleans pre-Katrina and how post-Katrina has altered their cultural

On a normal August day, Hurricane Katrina inflicted massive damage on 3 of the poorest states in the United States. Mississippi, with a poverty rate of 22 percent; Louisiana, with a poverty rate of 20 percent; and Alabama, with a poverty rate of 22 percent (Rodriguez, H. & Aguirre, B, E.). Katrina was the cause of one of the biggest evacuations of any major American city in history. These cities also housed a major socio-economic gap with over 23 percent of the residents living in some form of poverty (Schneider, 2007). Over 1 million Americans were forced to leave their ruined homes, especially in areas like New Orleans where the majority of the affected citizens were forced to relocate elsewhere. As many as half of a million people have been relocated to other states of refuge, like Texas and many of which have high rates of poverty themselves like the 22 percent of Texans (Schneider, 2007).

This woman is a very selfish person. First off who in their right mind chooses to save a house over their own children. These children are still under 6 if I’m not mistaken how is this humanly right to do or have someone go through. Second she should have left a long time ago when they first warnings of hurricane Katrina started. She has no common sense at all no moral’s it’s whatever she want’s and what she thinks is best that is poor judgment on her.

In October of 2012, a post-tropical cyclone swept its way through the Caribbean. The name of this cyclone is better known as Sandy. It began its journey to the East Coast as that of a tropical wave in the Caribbean, and in a matter of 6 hours turned into a tropical storm and then eventually a hurricane. The winds increased to up to 74 miles per hour. Sandy was a 5.8 out of 6 on NOAA’S s scale causing nearly 285 deaths, and costing nearly $367 billion. Although, this was a devastating hurricane, it could have been more destructive if the proper precautions were not taken before and during the storm. However, there are certain procedures that need to be improved in order to ensure the coasts are better protected.

After the storm, thousands were left without power, which also limited their access to not only clean drinking water, but also their access to water for waste disposal, even though there was an abundance of water that had masked the southern region of the state. Health officials had received an overwhelming amount of alerts saying that under no circumstances that the water should be ingested, even in places of refuge like the SuperDome, because there was no way to filter waste out of the water, as it was being dumped anywhere that there was room to do so. Not only were tangible resources needed, but intangible resources like social relief programs were needed as well. Many people were now without housing, clothing, or even toiletries to take care of themselves with.