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Hurricane Katrina |
Use the following resources and any notes you made while watching a video about Hurricane Katrina to produce a detailed case study of this atmospheric hazard. Your case study should be based around the 'Five Ws' of What happened?, When did it happen?, Where did it happen?, Why did it happen? and Who was affected by it happening? |
 Atmospheric Hazard Case Study Note Taking Frame |
| What happened? |
Try and produce a one paragraph summary of Hurricane Katrina. |
| When did it happen? |
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| Where did it happen? |
| Regional Scale |
Date |
Time (EDT) |
Latitude (°N) |
Longitude (°W) |
Wind Speed (mph) |
Pressure (mb) |
Status |
23/08/2005 |
2000 |
23.3 |
75.8 |
35 |
1007 |
Tropical Depression |
24/08/2005 |
2300 |
26.0 |
78.0 |
50 |
1001 |
Tropical Storm |
25/08/2005 |
1900 |
25.9 |
80.1 |
80 |
985 |
Category 1 Hurricane |
26/08/2005 |
2300 |
24.6 |
83.6 |
105 |
965 |
Category 2 Hurricane |
27/08/2005 |
2000 |
24.8 |
85.9 |
115 |
944 |
Category 3 Hurricane |
28/08/2005 |
0800 |
25.7 |
87.7 |
160 |
908 |
Category 5 Hurricane |
28/08/2005 |
2300 |
27.6 |
89.4 |
160 |
904 |
Category 5 Hurricane |
29/08/2005 |
0700 |
29.1 |
89.6 |
145 |
918 |
Category 4 Hurricane |
29/08/2005 |
2000 |
32.9 |
88.9 |
65 |
965 |
Tropical Storm |
30/08/2005 |
1100 |
36.8 |
87.5 |
35 |
985 |
Tropical Depression |
| Print the National Hurricane Centre Western Atlantic Tracking Chart and plot the table from the table above upon it. Ensure that your plot shows the status of the hurricane. Include a title and a key. |
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| New Orleans |
| Why did it happen? |
| Who was affected by it happening? |
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Wikipedia - Hurricane Katrina | ||
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Wikipedia - Effects of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans | ||
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BBC News - Speical Reports - Hurricane Katrina | ||
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Speical Report - Hurricane Katrina |
A GCSE style assessment is available to conclude this Hazards unit. Educators can obtain the assessment by contacting Richard Allaway. |
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