Hurricane photo
Katrina Hurricane Photo: Hurricane Katrina was one the most deadly hurricanes of the United States. Formed in August 2005, it caused severe devastation in the north-central gulf coast. The most devastated regions are New Orleans, Louisiana, and coastal Mississippi. The surge breached the Levees separating the Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans and flooded 80% of the city. The hurricane caused heavy damage to the properties worth .2 billion dollars and more than 1800 people died. There was a great damage to the economy with the potential interruption of the oil supply, destruction of the Gulf Coast's highway infrastructure, and exports of commodities such as grain. Around 30 oil platforms were destroyed which resulted in the closure of nine refineries. With 1.3 million acres of forest lands being destroyed, the forest industry in Mississippi was also affected. It was estimated through the Katrina hurricane photos that the total loss to the forest industry was about billion dollars. Basically, the region supported approximately one million non-farm jobs with 600,000 of them in New Orleans itself. But, many local residents became jobless and the tax payments reduced after the hurricane. After Katrina photos reveal the profound impact on the environment. There were many substantial beach erosions and in some cases the coastal areas were completely devastated. The breeding grounds for marine mammals, brown pelicans, turtles, and fish, as well as migratory species such as redhead ducks were also destroyed with 20% of the local marshes being permanently overrun by water.
Orleans Hurricane Photo: The region of Orleans has seen the worst hurricane Katrina. The Orleans Hurricane photos reveal the effects of this hurricane which are catastrophic and long lasting. Due to Katrina, four of the city's protective levees were breached, including the 17th Street Canal levee, the Industrial Canal levee, and the London Avenue Canal floodwall. Even though 80% of residents were evacuated, the rest remained. The Louisiana Superdome, which was the main refuge of last resort for those who remained in the city, also sustained significant damage.
Rita Hurricane Photo: The hurricane Rita was the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the most intense tropical cyclone ever observed in the Gulf of Mexico. It caused billion in damage on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The storm surge caused extensive damage along the Louisiana and extreme southeastern Texas coasts with completely destroying some of the coastal communities. As its intensity was high, the Rita hurricane was very problematic to the heavy concentration of oil infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico. With some 200,000 jobless claims attributed to Katrina, the hurricane Rita was a further drag on the weakened US economy.
Satellite Hurricane Photo: Many satellite images, derived from NASA QuikSCAT satellite data, revealed the extensive pattern of rain water deposited by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on land surfaces over several states in the southern and eastern United States through the capability of satellite scatterometers. The Satellite photographs were also taken during some of the other dangerous hurricanes of the United States.
- Hurricane Andrew: It was the second most destructive hurricane in the history of U.S. It caused severe damage in the northwestern Bahamas, southern Florida south of Miami, and south-central Louisiana.
- Hurricane Wilma: It was the most intense hurricane recorded in the Atlantic basin. It devastated many parts of the Yucatan Peninsula and southern Florida. It has set numerous records for both strength and seasonal activity.
- Hurricane Ivan: It was the strongest hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. It caused catastrophic damage to Grenada, Jamaica, Grand Cayman, and the western tip of Cuba.
- Hurricane Camille: It was the third tropical cyclone and second hurricane of the 1969 Atlantic hurricane season. The storm scraped the western edge of Cuba and strengthened over the Gulf of Mexico. It made lot of landfalls with high pressures. It was the strongest land-falling tropical cyclone recorded worldwide, and one of only four tropical cyclones worldwide to even reach 190 mph winds.