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3 days ago · Hurricane Katrina, tropical cyclone that struck the southeastern United States in August 2005, breaching levees and causing widespread death and damage. Ultimately, the storm caused more than $160 billion in damage, and it reduced the population of New Orleans by 29 percent between the fall of 2005 and 2011.
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Hurricane Katrina was a devastating and deadly Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that caused 1,392 fatalities and damages estimated at $186.3 billion (2022 USD) in late August 2005, particularly in the city of New Orleans and its surrounding area.
Nov 9, 2009 · Learn about the devastating impact of Hurricane Katrina, which struck the Gulf Coast of the United States in 2005 and caused massive flooding, damage and displacement. Find out how the storm exposed the failures of the federal government and the vulnerability of New Orleans's poor and marginalized communities.
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- Sarah Pruitt
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- Katrina first made landfall in South Florida. The storm initially formed as a tropical depression southeast of the Bahamas on August 23. By the evening of August 25, when it made landfall north of the Broward-Miami-Dade county line, it had intensified into a category 1 hurricane.
- Katrina Stalled over the Gulf of Mexico, gaining strength. In this satellite image, a close-up of the center of Hurricane Katrina's rotation is seen at 9:45 a.m.
- The eye of the storm hit the Gulf Coast near Buras, Louisiana on August 29. On the morning of August 29, 2005, Katrina made landfall around 60 miles southeast of New Orleans.
- Half of New Orleans’s 350-mile-long protection system of levees and flood walls was overwhelmed. At 5 a.m. on August 29, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which administered the levees, received a report that water had broken through the concrete flood wall between the 17th Street Canal and the city.
Jan 16, 2019 · Learn about the costliest and deadliest storm in U.S. history, which hit New Orleans and the Gulf Coast in 2005. Find out how Katrina exposed social and environmental problems, and how the city rebuilt after the disaster.
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- Sarah Gibbens
Sep 13, 2005 · A detailed account of the historic storm, from its formation in the Bahamas to its devastating impact on the Gulf Coast. Learn how Katrina strengthened from a tropical depression to a Category Five hurricane, and how it caused catastrophic flooding and damage in New Orleans and other cities.
Learn about the impact and response of Hurricane Katrina, one of the deadliest and costliest hurricanes in U.S. history, from the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum. Find archival records, photos, speeches, and more resources on this topic.
