To what extent was Hurricane Katrina a natural disaster? To what extent was it caused by humans?

What will be an ideal response?


The hurricane, itself, was a natural disaster. However, by the time it made landfall, it was a category 3. Most of the damage resulted from the breech of levees, causing inundation of the low-lying parts of the city. In this regard (and the decision to build in a low-lying, hurricane prone area), made this very much a human-made disaster.

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

You might also like to view...

Which of the following is a location in which flood basalts erupted?

A) Columbia Plateau B) Texas Gulf Coast C) Hawaii

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

An igneous rock that shows a vesicular texture ________

A) contains many small holes, like Swiss cheese B) must be intrusive C) must be course grained D) appears glassy

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are always associated with toxins.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

In the formation of an acetal from an aldehyde, one mole of aldehyde requires which of the following as a coreactant?

A) one mole of alcohol B) two moles of alcohol C) one mole of alcohol and one mole of water D) two moles of water

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences