Jared Aronof

Geollywood
Professor Nyquist
10/4/16
MYTHS OF HURRICANE KATRINA
NATURAL DISASTER: GEOLOGY VS. HOLLYWOOD

Read the paper Myths of Hurricane Katrina by Kelman Ilan (on Blackboard under
Assignments) and type up the answers to the following questions.

1. The author claims that there are six myths of new knowledge
learned from Hurricane Katrina that are actually lessons re-learned.
List these six lessons. There are six myths of new knowledge learned from
Hurricane Katrina and they are: Community-based disaster risk reduction,
Disaster diplomacy, disaster shelter, Evacuees with special needsReliance
on
structural defenses, swiftwater rescue.
2. According to the author, after a disaster such as Katrina people
should be prepared to go without relief aid for how long? People
should go without relief aid for at least 72 hours after a disaster such as
Hurricane Katrina.

3. What is community-based disaster reduction? Give an example of

where it is practiced. A community-based disaster reduction is the
reference to the steps the community takes before a tropical storm takes
efect. This includes the preparedness and mitigation of the storm. An
example of where it is practiced is through the Shanghai Principles and the
Wingspread Principles.

4. What countries offered disaster aid to the U.S. and had their offer
declined, and why? Over 133 organizations world wide ofered disaster aid
to the U.S. and had their ofer declined. These organizations/countries include
and certainly not limited to Cuba, Iran, France and Germany. Their ofer was
rejected because of lack of planning and an over-sense of pride; President
George Bush said, Im not expecting much from foreign nations because we
havent asked for it.

5. What is risk transference and how was it illustrated by the case of

New Orleans? Risk Transference is when you accumulate and take into
account the amount of threats for the future. It was illustrated by the case of
New Orleans by installing structures to help block and impede the movement
of flooding thinking about how New Orleans is close to sea level.
Jared Aronof
Geollywood
Professor Nyquist
10/4/16
6. What evidence does the author provide that the government is
better prepared to take care of pets after a natural disaster than
people with special needs? The government is better prepared to care for
pets after a natural disaster than people with special needs because if they
needed to name the bill after PETS than animals are obviously treated better.

7. What, in your opinion, is the most important lesson you hope we

have learned from Katrina? The most important lesson I hope we learned
from Katrina is to never try to be the hero. If a category 5 storm was on its
way, the best option to would be to evacuate. As we have seen in the past,
refusing to leave during a giant storm is extremely dangerous and can result
in death.