![]() ![]() The image above shows the pumping of water out of New Orleans. All of the health concerns for New Orleans came from the amount of flood water because there was so much of it, that it was an optimal breeding ground for mosquitoes and the water covered everything making nothing truly safe. The concern that people were going to get sick because of contaminated food or water also weighed heavily on people's minds. The medical centers were either destroyed or in utter disarray and power was lost for quite awhile. ![]() With the flooding came all new types of bacteria from the open water, leaving New Orleans with little to defend itself. Outbreaks of West Nile, mold, and endotoxin levels rising were the biggest concerns. ![]() The main health effects of Hurricane Katrina had to deal with the amount of water left behind in New Orleans. It continued up to the Great Lakes, weakening until it became a frontal zone (August 31). It was still a hurricane near Laurel, Mississippi, but became a tropical depression over the Tennessee Valley (August 30). The center made landfall near Buras, Louisiana (August 29) and continued north. It then moved southwest across southern Florida and into the eastern Gulf of Mexico (August 26). Tropical Storm Katrina became Hurricane Katrina just before it made landfall near the Miami-Dade/Broward county line (August 25). It continued through the northwestern Bahamas (August 24-25) and then went westward towards southern Florida. It then moved northwest, becoming Tropical Storm Katrina. Katrina began about 200 miles southeast of Nassau in the Bahamas. You can visibly see the eye of the storm. The colors in the image so the the intensity of the storm. This led to the integrity of the buildings to be compromised, leaving people homeless and worries to arise about the places refugees were going to stay when the water was all pumped out of the city.Ī look at Hurricane Katrina before it hits land near New Orleans. The pumps used to rid the city of the water, were not working and because they couldn't be replaced, had to be repaired. Many structures were completely destroyed and those that weren't destroyed by the hurricane, most likely had to be destroyed because of how long the flood waters were there. ![]() Close to 90 percent of the city was flooded, some parts of the city under 20 feet of water. New Orleans, Louisiana was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. This in turn caused molds to grow, endotoxin levels to rise, little clean drinking water, spoiled food, West Nile virus concerns, and many other causes for a person to be sick. Hurricane Katrina brought with it flood waters, the loss of power, little livable space left, and a breeding ground for mosquitoes. With any natural disaster, comes concerns for human health. Hurricanes are natural disasters that have unfortunately been on the rise as the years have gone on. Nothing can truly stop these types of storms, all one can do is know what to look out for and how to protect themselves as best as they can. The water left from the storm left little clean water to use, buildings completely destroyed, and the public at a loss for words. It devastated New Orleans and caused many health concerns for the public. Hurricane Katrina was one of the strongest storms to hit the United States coast within the last 100 years. ![]()
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