Journal of Communication and Language Arts, Volume 2, 2007, p 114. Kim, Y.-C and Ball-Rokeach, S. J (2006) âCivic Engagement from A Communication Infrastructure Perspectiveâ Communication Theory, 16, pp 173-197. Update: January 31, 2012 I caught up with one of our mentors, Nwachukwu Egbunike in Nigeria who is working with a young Nigerian activist and blogger David Habba.
Hurricane Katrina moved ashore over southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi early on August 29, 2005, as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm. Credit: GOES Project Science Office. Hurricane Katrina was one of the deadliest hurricanes ever to hit the United States. An estimated 1,833 people died in the hurricane and the flooding that followed in late August 2005, and millions of others were left homeless along the Gulf Coast and in New Orleans.
Fortunately, Katrina weakened a little before it hit the coast. In the early hours of August 28, Katrina hit the coast as a category three hurricane near Buras-Triumph, Louisiana. Katrina then went back over the sea for a few hours before it made its third and final cross over land as a hurricane near the Louisiana/Mississippi border. Hurricane Katrina maintained hurricane intensity well into Mississippi. So now you know when Hurricane Katrina hit. Now letâs look at four facts about Hurricane Katrina. Four Facts about Hurricane Katrina Fact 1: The official death toll of Hurricane Katrina stands at 1,836. However, there are still 705 people classified as missing.