In late August of 2005, Hurricane Katrina descended on the Gulf Coast of the United States, forever altering millions of lives. The category 5 hurricane became the third largest storm to hit the United States. It caused $150 billion in property damages (not including the destruction of the Ne...
The Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale is widely used to categorise potential hurricane damage. This scale is based only on sustained wind speed; however, there are several other factors that impact damage. For example, in 2005 Hurricane Katrina generated catastrophic damage with over $100 billion in ...
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