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Remembering Hurricane Katrina, 21 years after one of America’s worst natural disasters devastated New Orleans

Aug. 29, 2026 marks the 21st anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's landfall in Louisiana. Adjusted for inflation, NOAA estimates the 2024 value of damage caused by the storm to be north of $201 billion.
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Why Hurricane Katrina’s storm surge was uniquely destructive

Hurricane Katrina pushed the sea 10 kilometres inland in some communities. This wall of water turned a destructive cyclone into a generational tragedy along the northern Gulf Coast. More than 1,300 ...