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2 days ago · 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.
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9 hours ago · As Hurricane Katrina‘s 20th anniversary approaches in August 2025, its devastating impact on New Orleans remains deeply felt. The storm, which struck the Crescent City on August 29, 2005, caused ...
1 day ago · Sixty people were killed in New York and New Jersey alone. It also turned out to be the second-costliest storm in U.S. history, surpassed only by Hurricane Katrina. “Charley was a Cat 4 and was very devastating where it made landfall, but Hurricane Ida was a much bigger storm and caused much more widespread devastation,” Fugate noted.
5 days ago · That’s the key fact about Hurricane Katrina, which slammed on shore in New Orleans as a Category 5 storm, was later downgraded to a Category 3 storm — and has left confirmed deaths in...
1 day ago · Redevelopment after weather disasters and climate resilient infrastructure can inadvertently trigger, accelerate or contribute to gentrification, much like what happened in Galveston, Texas, after Hurricane Ike in 2008, and New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Property values and the cost of living can rise, displacing residents and change a community's aesthetic.
4 days ago · The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the most active year on record until surpassed by 2020.It featured 28 tropical or subtropical storms. The United States National Hurricane Center named 27 storms, exhausting the annual pre-designated list, requiring the use of six Greek letter names, and adding an additional unnamed storm during a post-season re-analysis.
1 day ago · HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Before Hurricane Idalia smashed into a small fishing village in northwestern Florida, Charles Long, 68, was fixing up a two-bedroom house for him and his wife. After ...
