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Hurricane Katrina reached peak strength on August 28, 2005, at 902 mb with Category 5 winds of 175 mph. 7. A woman walks through chest-deep water in New Orleans on Aug. 30, 2005, as floodwaters ...
As the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches, National Geographic has unveiled a compelling new project to honor ...
As Hurricane Milton batters Tampa, Florida area, here's how the storm is alike and different from Hurricane Katrina, which struck New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
It has been 19 years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast. ... This is called eye-wall replacement, and often, a storm will normally decrease in strength, but Katrina did not.
The five-part series from filmmaker Ryan Coogler's Proximity Media unpacks the events that took when the levee system failed ...
With Curry’s directorial focus and the visionary storytelling teams at Lightbox and Proximity Media, HURRICANE KATRINA: RACE ...
In all, Hurricane Katrina was responsible for 1,833 fatalities and caused $108 billion in damage [unadjusted 2005 dollars]." People walk through high water in front of the Superdome on August 30 ...
Hurricane Katrina, on this day in history, Aug. 20, 2005, made landfall near New Orleans, Louisiana. The natural disaster caused major destruction and disruption.
This is called eye-wall replacement, and often, a storm will normally decrease in strength, but Katrina did not. Instead, it doubled in size. Her tropical force winds now extended out 140 miles ...
As the Gulf Coast reflects on the 19th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, it is a time to remember those who lost their lives and to honor the strength and perseverance of the people who survived.
A satellite image of Hurricane Katrina (left) on Aug. 29, 2005 and a satellite image of Hurricane Milton on Oct. 9, 2024.