Humans built the city of New Orleans in a river delta. Normally the Mississippi river keeps depositing silt in the area, but not now in areas that the city covers. As a result the land beneath New Orleans began to subside, causing the city to sink until much of it was below sea level. In addition, the destruction of wetlands in the river delta removed a protective barrier against storm surge. So when Katrina struck, there was little to stop the storm surge from breaching the levees and filling the city with water.
Katrina was considerably worse
Hurricane Katrina was worse than Hurricane Ike in terms of damage and loss of life. Katrina caused catastrophic flooding in New Orleans and other parts of Louisiana, resulting in over 1,800 deaths and billions of dollars in damage. While Hurricane Ike was also destructive, it was not as deadly or as costly as Katrina.
There is no such things as "a Katrina hurricane." Hurricane Katrina was a particular hurricane that hit the Gulf Coast in 2005. Hurricane Katrina was worse than any tornado on record and deadlier and more destructive than any recorded snowstorm. Katrina was worse than most earthquakes, but not all. Hurricane Katrina killed about 1,800 people. Some earthquakes have had death tolls in the hundreds of thousands.
Hurricane Katrina was the most expensive hurricane in terms of destruction, and it was certainly among the worst natural disasters to hit the USA since 1900. About 1800 residents of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast died, either directly or indirectly as a result of Katrina. However, Katrina was not the worst in terms of number of deaths. The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 killed an estimated 6,000 to 12,000 people, while the 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane, killed around 2,500.
No, not even close. Here are the stats for Irene. Damage: $10 billion. Deaths: 55 The stats for Katrina Damage: $105 billion Deaths: 1,836
hurricane katrina was worse from its damage ike had a lot to just saying
Katrina was considerably worse
Hurricane Katrina was worse than Hurricane Ike in terms of damage and loss of life. Katrina caused catastrophic flooding in New Orleans and other parts of Louisiana, resulting in over 1,800 deaths and billions of dollars in damage. While Hurricane Ike was also destructive, it was not as deadly or as costly as Katrina.
There is no such things as "a Katrina hurricane." Hurricane Katrina was a particular hurricane that hit the Gulf Coast in 2005. Hurricane Katrina was worse than any tornado on record and deadlier and more destructive than any recorded snowstorm. Katrina was worse than most earthquakes, but not all. Hurricane Katrina killed about 1,800 people. Some earthquakes have had death tolls in the hundreds of thousands.
No one knows for sure.. it up to the city and the people..
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No. Katrina was far worse than Andrew, causing more than twice the damage and more than 50 times as many deaths.
Hurricane Katrina was the most expensive hurricane in terms of destruction, and it was certainly among the worst natural disasters to hit the USA since 1900. About 1800 residents of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast died, either directly or indirectly as a result of Katrina. However, Katrina was not the worst in terms of number of deaths. The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 killed an estimated 6,000 to 12,000 people, while the 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane, killed around 2,500.
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people in Bangladesh make floods worse by building less structured homes and putting rubbish in gutters .
No, not even close. Hurricane Katrina killed over 1800 people and cause over $100 billion in damage. By comparison Ike killed just over 100 and cause about $37 billion in damage.
Well ike had more strom damage itself than katrina but katrina broke the leves causing lake ponchartrain to flood the land. but stormwise ike was worse.