"Hurricane Katrina was the costliest hurricane as well as one of the five deadliest." It formed over the Bahamas on August 23rd 2005. It crossed Florida as a category 1 hurricane but then strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico. It made its second hit in south east Louisiana as a category 3 hurricane. It caused many deaths in Florida along with some floods but it caused severe damage from central Florida to Texas. New Orleans, Louisiana faced the most loos of life and property damage. The storm was estimated to have caused up to $89.6 billion of damage.
Basic Facts :
Life Span : August 23 - 30 2005
Highest Winds : 280 km/h
Areas Affected :
. Bahamas, South Florida
. Cuba, Louisiana
. New Orleans
. Mississippi, Alabama, Florida
. Panhandle
. Most of east North America
2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake
This was actually an earthquake that was triggered off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The earthquake had a magnitude of around 9.2 and was the second earthquake ever recorded. It had the longest duration of faulting and resulted in huge tsunami waves, each reaching up to about 100 feet. The earthquake was just unbelievable. It released about 1.1×1017 joules or 26.3 megatons of TNT. If you still don't get how much that is, here are some facts that'll give you some sence of how strong this earthquake is. It's equivalent to over 1502 times the Hiroshima atomic bomb, it caused earthquakes to as far as Alaska, it shortened the day by 2.68 microseconds, it made the earth wobble on its axis by 5-6 cm and it made the entire planet vibrate as much as 1 cm.
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