After Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in 2005, changing the physical landscape and the lives of the people in the affected regions, major strides have been made to rebuild the cities and the lives of the people who live there. Click on the link below to view a video comparison of an area from New Orleans’s Lower Ninth Ward. The comparison takes a panoramic view of the same area in 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2010. Be sure to click next to see each area.

The Changing Landscape of the Lower Ninth Ward

→ Quick Reflection: What changes did you observe? Were there areas that still needed improving? How would you characterize the rebuilding of this area?

Five years after Hurricane Katrina, the Gulf Coast was still in repair. Presently, improvements to the region continue, but progress is slow. Click below to view a slideshow that compares the physical and human impact of Hurricane Katrina five years later. Complete the activity that follows.

Hurricane Katrina: Then & Now In Photos (click next to advance the slideshow)

After viewing the slideshow, write a general summary of the impact of Hurricane Katrina by completing the following sentence stems in your notes.

1. There are three major ways that Hurricane Katrina made a physical impact on the Gulf Coast.
   The first physical impact made by Hurricane Katrina is Interactive button. Assistance may be required.

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   _____80% of New Orleans was flooded._____

   
   The second physical impact made by Hurricane Katrina is

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   _____many homes and businesses were destroyed._____

   
   The third physical impact made by Hurricane Katrina is

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   _____$81 billion in property damage in New Orleans alone._____

   
   
   


2. Hurricane Katrina also impacted human life in the Gulf Coast region. There are three examples of how human lives were impacted by the storm. The first is example is

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   _____many people were displaced from their homes and had to seek shelter._____

   
   The next example is

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   ___that people from various walks of life volunteered to assist the victims of Hurricane Katrina.___

   
   The third example of the human impact of Hurricane Katrina is

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   _____that many people were unable to rebuild after the hurricane._____

   
   

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