Barrier islands like the Chandeleur Islands are constantly building, eroding, and shifting under the normal actions of wind and waves. A powerful storm like Katrina can produce changes that otherwise may have taken many years, and most of the changes seen here are probably the result of Katrina.
California experienced the largest decline in the number of people experiencing homelessness, 25,034 fewer since 2007. Other states with large declines included Texas (11,293 fewer people), Florida (6,527), New Jersey (5,643), and Oregon (5,426).
During the 2011 point -in-time count, the Tucson/. Pima County Continuum of Care (CoC) homeless service system identified 726 persons in emergency shelters, 1,161 persons in transitional housing, 15 persons in safe haven beds, and 724 unsheltered persons (i.e., living. in places not meant for human habitation, such as cars, encampments, or parks).