Response to Tropical Storms Comparison
1. Complete the table below:
Cyclone Nargis
Hurricane Katrina
Date of disaster
LEDC/MEDC
Country most affected
GDP (per capita)
Hurricane Category
Deaths
Cost of Recovery
Storm Surge Height
Wind Speed
2. Add a map for each affected area:
3. Add an image of the recovery effort for each disaster:
4. What went well in the recovery?
Cyclone Nargis
Hurricane Katrina
5. What was wrong with the recovery?
Cyclone Nargis
Hurricane Katrina
6. In your opinion, which was the worst disaster of the two and why?
Websites:
Cyclone Nargis
http://www.coolgeography.co.uk/Alevel/AQA/Year%2013/Weather%20and%20climate/Hurricanes/Cyclone_Nargis.htm
(If this fails to open then simply google “cyclone Nargis case study” and
click on the first link www.coolgeography…)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/coasts/coastal_flooding_rev
3.shtml
Hurricane Katrina
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/natural_hazards/hurricanes_
rev3.shtml
http://www.dosomething.org/actnow/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-hurricane-katrina
EXT: Extra for Experts reading
Read two of the following articles.
Have a look at the CNN reports below - updates of the situation and recent
assessments of the recovery effort.
http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2010/katrina.five.years/index.html
http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2009/katrina/
The Greater New Orleans Community Data Centre records a huge amount of
information about how the city is doing since Katrina - check out this report from
August 2011
http://www.gnocdc.org/Factsforfeatures/HurricaneKatrinaRecovery/index.html
The following news articles will also give you some idea of how New Orleans is
doing.
BBC Photo Report "New Orleans 5 years after Katrina"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11115913