S. than Katrina, with many of the more than 500 direct deaths attributed to storm surge. It delivered one of the higher surges in modern records, estimated at 24-28 feet along about 20 miles of ...

A detailed view of the storm surge: comparing Katrina to Camille and General characteristics of storm surges. Depiction of a 15-foot hurricane storm surge occurring at high tide of two feet about ...

How does the potential storm surge during Helene compare to past storms? Hurricane Katrina is largely remembered for causing ...

It features a mosaic wave (representing the storm surge) and a glass-enclosed case filled with personal items from Katrina victims. The lighter gray granite piece on the top of the black structure ...

Ten years ago, Hurricane Katrina topped the list of the worst storms to ever hit the US when it triggered a 28-foot-tall storm surge that swept over New Orleans. But even with all that destruction ...

9. Once the eye of Katrina reaches the southern shore of Lake Pontchartrain, the surge in the Funnel and Industrial Canal levels off and begins to drain due to the storm's westerly winds.

She was in college when Katrina hit. “The causeway was wiped out, and there was a gas station down on the causeway and it was just barely what was left of the pump standing. The storm surge just ...

United States will suffer the bash from hurricane Katrina in growth terms but will recover. However the real estate boom, the surge in energy prices and financial misbalances are major risks ...