Research Paper on Hurricane Ida May Spark Mass Migration

The article, “Hurricane Ida May Spark Mass Migration,” was about the horrors people of Louisiana had been through due to Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Ida. People are currently recovering from Hurricane Ida. People are even migrating away from the South due to trauma and complications from hurricanes, whether it was from the past or present. If I had to categorize a group of people that would migrate away from the South, then it would be the people who lost a loved one or had permanent damages to their homes. Other than that, I do not believe that Hurricane Ida will force some people to leave the state and relocate to other, safer places because Hurricane Ida was nothing compared to Hurricane Katrina. People of New Orleans have been through worse.

Some would say that they are immune to the natural disasters that happens in New Orleans because of the past. Hurricane Katrina was a category five with the wind speed at 175. Hurricane Katrina affected over fifteen million people in diverse ways. For example, people had to evacuate their homes, had rising gas prices, and the economy suffering. An estimated 80% of New Orleans was under water, up to 20 ft deep in places. Also, houses were destroyed, the levees broke which caused most of the flooding, and the electricity was out for more than a month. Unfortunately, 1,836 people passed away and thousands of people were injured. Hurricane Ida was a way better outcome. There were a few damages, but most were fixable. Although thirteen people died due to hurricane Ida, that number is nothing compared to 1,836 deaths. Also, the electricity took about 10 days or so to come back and most of the people used generators or were out of town until things were getting back to normal. 

The effects of Hurricane Ida was not as bad as you think. The evacuation was quick so there was awful traffic, and most hotels were booked. That includes hotels or condominiums in Florida, Texas, Mississippi, and Alabama. There was no electricity, water, or gas. If anyone needed any supplies, your best bet was to go to a different state. Stores were shut down, streets were empty, and there was a blackout everywhere. Yes, this may seem awful, but Hurricane Katrina was one hundred times worse. Everything started to get back to normal within three weeks. There wasn’t extreme damages that caused people to move to a different state. Stores began to open, schools were opening, people were coming back, damages were being fixed, and the city was up and running with a blink of an eye. 

In conclusion, Hurricane Ida was an unfortunate natural disaster. Damages happened and deaths were occurred. I stand by my opinion when I say migrating to a different state is unnecessary because wherever you go there will be a natural disaster. It happens in every state and every country. There are several types of disasters, for example, blizzards, earthquakes, sandstorms, and in our case, hurricanes. Natural disasters are bound to happen because that is how the world goes. You cannot escape Mother Nature.