The Environmental Health Impact of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans | Zendy

James H. Diaz | Zendy; Kari Fitzmorris Brisolara | Zendy; Daniel J. Harrington | Zendy; ChihYang Hu | Zendy; Adrienne Katner | Zendy

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The Environmental Health Impact of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans

Author(s) -

James H. Diaz,

Kari Fitzmorris Brisolara,

Daniel J. Harrington,

ChihYang Hu,

Adrienne Katner

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2020.305809

Subject(s) - storm surge , hurricane katrina , storm , flood myth , public health , environmental health , atlantic hurricane , natural disaster , tropical cyclone , poison control , geography , meteorology , medicine , archaeology , nursing

Hurricane Katrina caused unprecedented flood damage to New Orleans, Louisiana, and has been the costliest hurricane in US history. We analyzed the environmental and public health outcomes of Hurricane Katrina by using Internet searches to identify epidemiological, sociodemographic, and toxicological measurements provided by regulatory agencies.Atmospheric scientists have now warned that global warming will increase the proportion of stronger hurricanes (categories 4-5) by 25% to 30% compared with weaker hurricanes (categories 1-2).With the new $14.6 billion Hurricane Storm Damage Risk Reduction System providing a 100-year storm surge-defensive wall across the Southeast Louisiana coast, New Orleans will be ready for stronger storms in the future.

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