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What response was there
The military government of Myanmar was very reluctant to accept outside help for the disaster, which some think led to the high death toll. Foreign aid workers were restricted from entering the country and helping. Aid was given by MEDCs but more than a week after the event, only 1 in 10 people had received any help.




Topic: Hazards
Case Study: MEDC Climatic Case Study Hurricane Katrina
Location: New Orleans, USA.
Geographical Keywords


Storm track


Saffir-Simpson category


Intense area of low pressure


Landfall


Levee


Storm surge


Eye


Tropical storm
Case Study Detail
In August 2005 hurricane Katrina developed as a tropical storm in the Bahamas before moving into the Gulf of Mexico as Hurricane Katrina. The storm started due to the tropical warm water. This caused air to evaporate and rise quickly. This created an area of low pressure – the eye – which began to suck in more air. The rotating winds made the storm spin and draw in more moist air from the ocean. The storm track moved from the Bahamas and into the Gulf of Mexico where it developed into a category 5 storm with windspeeds of 282 kph. On the 29
th
August it made landfall on the eastern edge of New Orleans.

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