Search results
Aug 19, 2020 · Inflicting over $80 billion in damage and causing the deaths of over 1,800 people, Hurricane Katrina was among the greatest engineering disasters in U.S. history.
Jan 16, 2019 · Hurricane Katrina made landfall off the coast of Louisiana on August 29, 2005. It hit land as a Category 3 storm with winds reaching speeds as high as 120 miles per hour. Because of the ensuing...
Aug 27, 2015 · Katrina was the most destructive storm to strike the United States and the costliest storm in U.S. history, causing $108 billion in damage, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
Sep 13, 2005 · 11 a.m.: The storm has strengthened, become more organized, and been given a name. It is now tropical storm Katrina, the 11th named storm of 2005, about 230 miles (370 kilometers) east of Miami....
Hurricane Katrina, Tropical cyclone that struck the U.S. in 2005. The storm that became Hurricane Katrina was one of the most powerful Atlantic storms on record, with winds in excess of 170 mi (275 km) per hour. On August 29 the hurricane struck Louisiana and, later, Mississippi.
Hurricane Katrina - Aftermath, Destruction, Recovery | Britannica. Contents. Home World History Accidents & Disasters. Aftermath. George W. Bush: Hurricane Katrina. U.S. Pres. George W. Bush surveying the damage to New Orleans caused by Hurricane Katrina as he heads to Washington, D.C., aboard Air Force One, August 31, 2005. (more)
Aug 17, 2015 · Hurricane Katrina was one of the most deadly storms to ever hit America’s shores. It killed approximately 1,800 people, cost billions in property damage and displaced more than 400,000...
