The Health Effects of Hurricane Katrina Author: Brianna Frank
Hurricanes are natural disasters that have unfortunately been on
the rise as the years have gone on. With any natural disaster,
comes concerns for human health. Hurricane Katrina brought with
it flood waters, the loss of power, little livable space left,
and a breeding ground for mosquitoes. 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. New Orleans, Louisiana was devastated
by Hurricane Katrina. Close to 90 percent of the city was
flooded, some parts of the city under 20 feet of water. 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. The pumps used
to rid the city of the water, were not working and because they
couldn't be replaced, had to be repaired. This led to the
integrity of the buildings to