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     • Though Katrina is currently the costliest-ever hurricane, it is predicted that Harvey’s damage will crush that record.
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   How much rain did Katrina & Harvey have?

   • Katrina: Rain was not the main problem with Katrina, which yielded 5 to 10 inches of rainfall in a 48-hour period. Harvey: By contrast, Harvey brought a deluge, with up to 50 inches of rain in some areas — more than Houston receives in a year. At left, emergency personnel workers rescuing people in New Orleans on Aug. 29, 2005.

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   Will Harvey measure up to Katrina or sandy?

   • But Anderson said that as bad as Harvey is, the storm probably won’t measure up to Katrina in 2005 or Sandy in 2012 in regards to national memory of natural destruction. If not, that’s only because those two storms set such a high bar. Katrina basically wiped out an entire NFL market, scattering New Orleans residents across much of the nation.

   Hurricane Harvey: Worse than Katrina or Sandy?

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   What is Houston like after Hurricane Katrina?

   • Harvey: Houston is a sprawling, car-dependent, diverse city, low-lying but not below sea level. It has a population of more than two million people, with a system of bayous and waterways to manage flooding. At left, the flooded streets of New Orleans two days after Hurricane Katrina hit the city in 2005.

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   How many people have died in Hurricane Harvey?

   • Hurricane Harvey has claimed the lives of some sixty people to date. While awful, that’s much less than the more than 1,800 killed in Hurricane Katrina. Part of the difference is attributable to the nature of the storms.

   What Went Right with Harvey, What Didn’t, and Why

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3. www.nytimes.com › us › hurricane-katrina-harveyHow Does Harvey Compare With Hurricane Katrina? Here’s What ...

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   Aug 28, 2017 · Rainfall. Katrina: Rain was not the main problem with Katrina, which yielded 5 to 10 inches of rainfall in a 48-hour period. Harvey: By contrast, Harvey brought a deluge, with up to 50 inches...

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   Aug 27, 2017 · Experts say it's still too early to say if Harvey will be as destructive a storm as Katrina or Sandy, but it's already bad enough.

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   Sep 5, 2017 · Hurricane Harvey has claimed the lives of some sixty people to date. While awful, that’s much less than the more than 1,800 killed in Hurricane Katrina. Part of the difference is attributable to the nature of the storms.

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   Aug 28, 2017 · Katrina, the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history and the deadliest hurricane since 1928, killed at least 971 people, according to a 2008 study. Higher estimates put the death toll at...

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   Aug 25, 2017 · Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Katrina are different beasts, to be sure. Harvey’s lingering wrath is very different than Katrina’s swift and destructive turn, and the social and...

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   Aug 31, 2017 · Though both Harvey and Katrina caused immense flooding, it was Katrina’s storm surge of up to 28 feet that breached levees and engulfed parts of the Gulf Coast, including New Orleans....

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    Aug 28, 2017 · This answer is also intriguing. Storm surge is often the deadliest aspect of tropical systems. Hurricane Katrina’s storm surge drowned New Orleans. Hurricane Sandy’s surge inundated New...