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HURRICANE KATRINA!!!
Casey SeitzPD 8
WHY SHOULD WE CARE?!?!?!
Hurricane Katrina caused 90.1 billion dollars worth of damage and killed more than 1800 people
It was one of the biggest natural disasters in America
Hurricane Katrina devastated most of the Southern United States around Louisiana
The hurricane was the most deadly hurricane since 1928, Hurricane Okeechobee
WHEN DID IT HAPPEN?!?!?!
Hurricane Katrina started forming on August 23rd, 2005 in the Bahamas
It hit the coast of Louisiana on August 29th
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PICTURES!!!
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PEOPLE INVOLVED!!!
Oprah Chris Rock John Travolta Kelley Preston Sean Penn Matthew
McConaughey Faith Hill Julia Roberts
George Clooney Nicholas Cage Morgan Freeman Red Cross United States
Military FEMA
WHAT HAPPENED?!?!?!
The hurricane started forming in the Bahamas as a tropical storm.
As it moved to the North-West, and changed to a hurricane becoming more powerful the further it traveled
At its most powerful point, it was a category 5 hurricane with sustained winds of 175 mph
Hurricane Katrina was the largest natural disaster in United States History
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VIDEO!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s76Qn7bpCsQ&feature=related
QUESTIONS!?!?!?!?
Did anyone not understand what happened?
Would you have liked to be in Louisiana when the hurricane hit?
What category was the hurricane?
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