Disasters in New Orleans, Gulf Coast, Florida. Why do we live there?

A natural hazard is an event that interrupts the daily activities of those affected , destroys property , and takes lives . Many times , this natural hazard occurs in the form of a natural disaster , which may be described as an uncontrollable weather system . The United States particularly in the areas of New Orleans and Florida , has experienced several natural disasters this past decade . The people who live in a natural disaster area are forced to modify their daily activities prior to , during , and after the storm occurs . This sudden life change may introduce high

levels of stress , which may lead to negative health outcomes . The mental and physical well-being of the victim is comprised and their ability to carry out their daily functions is taken from them Yet , the individuals affected by the storm remain living in the area , as relief programs struggle to sustain their costs of living

Powerful storms such as thunderstorms , hurricanes , and tornadoes occur when warm , light air rises quickly into higher or colder levels in an unstable updraft reaching over 100 miles per hour . The recent increase in hurricanes are attributed to global warming , particularly affecting the average global near-surface air temperatures and Atlantic sea-surface temperatures . Each storm forms under specific conditions hurricanes occur over moisture-rich oceans and coastlines , for example They draw their energy from warm ocean waters . Hurricanes are spinning columns of air capable of causing great damage and cover vast areas and draw their power from the warm tropical oceans

In the United States , the most devastating hurricane occurred last year and was named Hurricane Katrina . For Katrina relief 90 million disaster assistance was sanctioned for the complete rehabilitation and reestablishments of oyster reefs in the State of Louisiana 150 million was sanctioned for the establishment of strategically located emergency fisheries infrastructure facilities to service the affected fleets fishermen and processors , to ensure that their product can reach market 35 million were provided for the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board to rebuild lost markets 4 million were given as emergency funding to the South Regional Climate Center for hurricane forecasting and data 36 million dedicated to Louisiana to provide low income home energy assistance , Electric Utility Relief-Modeled was provided to airlines to compensate electric utility and gas distribution companies to cover direct losses for rebuilding , repair and restoration of facilities and services and for the loss of a significant part of a customer base for a sustained period of time . Overall , the devastation caused by last year 's vicious hurricane season was epic evident from the clean-up process still underway on the Gulf Coast . And the response by Americans was historic : People contributed more money to U .S . charities in the wake of the storms than they did for any other single crisis

About one year after Hurricane Katrina , about 69 ,000 Louisianans whose jobs were washed away by Hurricane Katrina lost their unemployment

At one time , nearly 300 ,000 Katrina victims from Mississippi and Louisiana received special help from the federal disaster...