Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Things about Hurricane Katrina...

Hurricane Katrina - Important Facts
Hurricane Katrina killed a lot of people and sent hundreds to the hospital.

The severe tropical storm formed in the oceans by Florida. It came onto land by New Orleans, LA.

As Katrina gathered heat and energy as it crossed the warm ocean waters, its power increased.

When Katrina rotated, it was in a counter-clockwise direction around an "eye."

Experts think that there were winds near 125 mph to the east of the center.

Hurricane Katrina - Interesting Facts

People stayed in the dome where the New Orleans Saints play because they had no where else to go. A lot of homes were destroyed by the hurricane.

The Superdome cost $193 million to repair and refurbish.

In front of ESPN's largest-ever audience, the Saints won their first game 23–3 with 70,003 in attendance.

The death toll has reached at least 110 in Mississippi alone.

Nearly 25,000 refugees left the miserable surroundings of the football stadium and were transported in buses to the Astrodome in Houston, 350 miles away.

Sources:
http://www.katrina.noaa.gov/
http://www.fema.gov/kids/hurr.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Superdome#Effect_of_Hurricane_Katrina http://www.deadlykatrina.com/?p=70
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9063708/

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