A Statistical Account of Hurricane Katrina and it's Effect on the Gulf Coast, Posed Question: Would this natural disaster have occured the same way if the politicans in command had been different?
"Hurricane Katrina was one of the strongest storms to impact the coast of the United States during the last 100 years. With sustained winds during landfall of 140 mph (a strong category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale) and minimum central pressure the third lowest on record at landfall (920 mb), Katrina caused widespread devastation along the central Gulf Coast states of the US. Cities such as New Orleans, LA, Mobile, AL, and Gulfport, MS bore the brunt of …
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COAST 2050 PLAN APPROVED BY STATE WETLANDS AUTHORITY, CWPPRA TASK FORCE, 20 COASTAL PARISHES
http://www.dnr.state.la.us/sec/execdiv/pubinfo/newsr/archive/2050cons.ssi
Criticism of Government Response to Hurricane Katrina.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_government_response_to_Hurricane_Katrina
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Jarrell, Jerry. The Deadliest, Costliest, and most Intense United States Hurricane.
Stone, Andrea. "Ex-FEMA chief blames Louisiana leaders for Katrina Failures" http://www.usatoday.com
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