HURRICANE KATRINA

STORM SURGE

• One of the most devastating parts of a hurricane is a storm surge.
• A storm surge is a wall of wind that comes before a hurricane.
• Storm surges are as high as 19feet (5.79meters)washed into new orleans

REBUILDING NEW ORLEANS

• The official death count from hurricane Katrina and the resulting floods reached 1,836.
• An estimated 81 billion in damage and makes it the most exapensive disaster in u.s history
• Whith such extensive distruction.
• Rebuilding new orleans has proved to be a long difficult task.

WHERE ELSE KATRINA HIT

• Most of Katrina focused on the hurricanes effect on new orleans.
• Katrina had more impacts on the u.s.a.
• Mississipi,alabama,florida,louisiana had all simmilar damages.

TIME LINE