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skad [1K]
3 years ago
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Why was Hurricane Katrina significant?

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Lisa [10]3 years ago
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Besides the death toll, hurricane Katrina<span> left many people homeless as more than 800,000 housing units </span>were<span> destroyed or damaged in the storm. </span>Katrina<span> is the costliest U.S </span>hurricane<span>, with estimated </span>damage<span> over $81 billion and costs over $160 billion (2005 US dollars). Map of New Orleans showing flooding depths.
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Early in the morning on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast of the United States. When the storm made landfall, it had a Category 3 rating on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane<span> Scale–it brought sustained winds of 100–140 miles per hour–and stretched some 400 miles across. 

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