Hurricane Katrina



Hurricane Katrina

The Strategic Level

The threat of a hurricane such as Katrina is well known in the United States, whose south is regularly hit by hurricanes and tropical storms of varying intensity. It should be recalled from this point of view, that Katrina is not the most violent hurricane that ever devastated the U.S., its power is much lower than that hurricane Camille in 1969 and Andrew in 1992.  In the U.S., disaster management has traditionally been the remit of governors and local authorities, who benefit when, needed the support of the federal government. This prominence of Governors and Local Authorities ...