Hurricane Katrina | Deaths, Damage, & Facts | Britannica

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Hurricane Katrina, tropical cyclone that struck the southeastern United States in late August 2005. The hurricane and its aftermath claimed more than 1,800 lives, and it ranked as the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history.

Hurricane Katrina facts and information - Environment

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Hurricane Katrina: 10 Facts About the Deadly Storm and Its Legacy

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The tropical depression that became Hurricane Katrina formed over the Bahamas on August 23, 2005, and meteorologists were …

Remembering Hurricane Katrina's Impact, 15 Years Later : NPR

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Fifteen years ago today, it was Hurricane Katrina that struck the Gulf Coast further east. The storm and its catastrophic aftermath caused more than 1,800 deaths.

Hurricane Katrina - Wikipedia

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Hurricane Katrina originated from the merger of a tropical wave and the mid-level remnants of Tropical Depression Ten on August 19, 2005, near the Lesser Antilles. On August 23, the disturbance organized into Tropical …

Hurricane Katrina, in 7 essential facts - Vox

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One reason Katrina and the floods it caused broke through New Orleans's levees was because the storm was too strong. But reports since the hurricane have also exposed another culprit: shoddy...

Hurricane Katrina - History - Interviews - Popular …

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When Katrina made landfall at 6 am the next morning, the hurricane had been downgraded to a Category 4. Its eye passed east of New Orleans.

Why is hurricane Katrina called hurricane Katrina - KnowsWhy.com

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The reason behind naming hurricanes or tropical cyclones as they are is for the public to simply remember and distinguish one storm from the others. The …

Hurricane Gave Katrinas Everywhere a Bad Name

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The name may never come back. In 2005, the year the hurricane hit, 1,326 babies born in the United States were named Katrina, according to the Social Security Administration. It was a name on the ...