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1. Hurricane Katrina was the largest and 3rd strongest hurricane ever recorded to make landfall in the US.In New Orleans, the levees were designed for Category 3, but Katrina peaked at a Category 5 hurricane, with winds up to 175 mph.      2. The final death toll was at 1,836, primarily from Louisiana (1,577) and Mississippi (238).          3. More than half of these victims were senior citizens.         4. The storm surge from Katrina was 20-ft (six meters) high.       5. 705 people are reported as still missing as a result of Hurricane Katrina.      6. Hurricane Katrina affected over 15 million people in different ways varying from having to evacuate their homes, rising gas prices, and the economy suffering.       7.  An estimated 80% of New Orleans was under water, up to 20 ft deep in places.      8.  Hurricane Katrina caused $81 billion in property damages, but it is estimated that the total economic impact in Louisiana and Mississippi may exceed $150 billion, earning the title of costliest hurricane ever in US history.      9. Hurricane Katrina impacted about 90,000 square miles.    10.   The region affected by the storm supported roughly 1 million non-farm jobs, and still, hundreds of thousands of local residents were left unemployed by the hurricane.  11. More than 70 countries pledged monetary donations or other assistance after the hurricane. Kuwait made the largest single pledge of $500 million, but Qatar, India, China, Pakistan and Bangladesh made very large donations as well.

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1. Hurricane Katrina was the largest and 3rd strongest hurricane ever recorded to make landfall in the US.In New Orleans, the levees were designed for Category 3, but Katrina peaked at a Category 5 hurricane, with winds up to 175 mph.      2. The final death toll was at 1,836, primarily from Louisiana (1,577) and Mississippi (238).          3. More than half of these victims were senior citizens.         4. The storm surge from Katrina was 20-ft (six meters) high.       5. 705 people are reported as still missing as a result of Hurricane Katrina.      6. Hurricane Katrina affected over 15 million people in different ways varying from having to evacuate their homes, rising gas prices, and the economy suffering.       7.  An estimated 80% of New Orleans was under water, up to 20 ft deep in places.      8.  Hurricane Katrina caused $81 billion in property damages, but it is estimated that the total economic impact in Louisiana and Mississippi may exceed $150 billion, earning the title of costliest hurricane ever in US history.      9. Hurricane Katrina impacted about 90,000 square miles.    10.   The region affected by the storm supported roughly 1 million non-farm jobs, and still, hundreds of thousands of local residents were left unemployed by the hurricane.  11. More than 70 countries pledged monetary donations or other assistance after the hurricane. Kuwait made the largest single pledge of $500 million, but Qatar, India, China, Pakistan and Bangladesh made very large donations as well.

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After 10 years.....Lasting Effects.  Take a look.  There are about 40 pictures.  Very interesting.

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After 10 years.....Lasting Effects.  Take a look.  There are about 40 pictures.  Very interesting.

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NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Ten years ago today, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in New Orleans, and though the storm later damaged a large swath of the Gulf Coast, the devastation in the Big Easy would be unprecedented and long-lasting.

Tropical Storm Katrina first formed Aug. 24, 2005, over the central Bahamas, and already weather forecasters were predicting high winds and heavy rainfall. After being upgraded to a hurricane, the storm struck Miami head-on Aug. 25, 2005, killing at least two people as trees toppled under 80-mph winds.

After passing through the southern tip of Florida, Katrina spent days in the Gulf of Mexico, gaining strength with New Orleans in its crosshairs. Then-New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin ordered the evacuation of an estimated 1 million people, some 30,000 of whom took refuge in the Superdome, the home of the New Orleans Saints football team.

A now-Category 3 Hurricane Katrina made landfall in New Orleans on Aug. 29, 2005, and by the next day the levees keeping Lake Pontchartrain at bay broke, inundating the city with flood waters. About 80 percent of the city was flooded, some areas under 10 feet of water, forcing residents who didn't evacuate to escape to their roofs. Entire neighborhoods became impassable, and rescue efforts had to be conducted by air or boat.

After passing through New Orleans, Katrina turned north and northeast, causing destruction all along the Gulf Coast, in places like Gulfport and Biloxi, Miss., Mobile, Ala., and Pensacola, Fla., before losing steam over land.

In each of the states, hundreds were killed. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed a total of 1,833 people died, 986 in Louisiana. The Data Center in southeast Louisiana said the majority of the deaths in the state -- 40 percent -- were caused by drowning. Another 25 percent died from injury and trauma, and 11 percent died from heart conditions. Most of the dead were over the age of 74.

Meanwhile, water lingered in New Orleans for days until the Army Corps of Engineers could repair the levees and pump out the now-toxic, sewage-filled water. Houses and buildings were destroyed either by falling trees and other hard impacts, or by the water that had sat around too long, soaking into sheet rock and beams, creating mold that could never be cleaned.

Seventy percent of all occupied housing units in the city sustained damage from Katrina.

Hundreds of thousands of people were displaced. Soon after the levees broke, officials realized even the Superdome wasn't safe. The tens of thousands of people staying there were transported to Houston's Astrodome. Some of those who left Louisiana never returned.

In the 2000 U.S. Census, New Orleans' population was 484,674. That number dropped by more than half to 230,172 by July 2006, nearly a year after the storm. As of July 2014, the population was back up to 384,320.

In all, Hurricane Katrina caused $151 billion in damage in nine states, NOAA estimates, the costliest disaster in U.S. history.

Five years after the storm, President Barack Obama said that though Katrina was a natural disaster, it was "also a man-made catastrophe -- a shameful breakdown in government that left countless men, and women and children abandoned and alone."

People were left stranded in their homes for days as they waited for rescuers, while others gathered at shelters, often going without food, fresh water and other necessities.

In the decade since the storm, southeast Louisiana has worked to rebuild and reform problems that plagued the region even before 2005. The Data Center said New Orleans had 5 percent job growth from 2008 to 2014, compared to a 1 percent increase nationwide. Jail incarceration rates in the city have fallen from nearly five times the national rate in 2004 to about three times the national rate in 2013.

Meanwhile, the number of homeless people living in New Orleans is down to below the pre-Katrina number of 2,051. That number skyrocketed up to 11,619 in 2007 after the storm, but it's since been reduced by 85 percent to 1,703.

Despite these successes, poverty rates in the city remain high at 27 percent, while surrounding parishes are at 16 percent.

"New Orleans has a unique opportunity this August to both celebrate hard-earned successes and continue to confront systemic challenges," a report published July 31 by the Data Center says. "There is great momentum behind reforming public education, land use, housing, and criminal justice systems. These efforts should be built upon to address unfinished business."

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Effects of Hurricane Katrina still visible 10 years later

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NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Ten years ago today, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in New Orleans, and though the storm later damaged a large swath of the Gulf Coast, the devastation in the Big Easy would be unprecedented and long-lasting. Tropical Storm Katrina first formed Aug.

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The Lasting Effects of Hurricane Katrina

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The Lasting Effects of Hurricane Katrina

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Kenyon Dunbar talks about how her survived Katrina as a 14 year old boy and how it still affects him today.

http://video.rollingstone.com/previews/2Uu4Wv4h-hO7Gys4E

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/videos/the-lasting-effects-of-hurricane-katrina-20150824

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The damage caused by Hurricane Katrina displaced more than a million people but recovery funding is not enough to help all these people.
http://www.datacenterresearch.org/data-resources/katrina/facts-for-impact/

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This video talks about how Hurricane Katrina was so devastating because of the years of man-made changes to the landscape affecting how well the land could withstand a strong storm.

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This video talks about how Hurricane Katrina was so devastating because of the years of man-made changes to the landscape affecting how well the land could withstand a strong storm.

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Doomed New Orleans: Hurricane Katrina | National Geographic

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Hurricane Katrina caused an estimated seven million gallons of oil to be spilled throughout the gulf coast region. (http://environment.about.com/od/environmentalevents/a/katrina_impact.htm)

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Hurricane Katrina caused an estimated seven million gallons of oil to be spilled throughout the gulf coast region. (http://environment.about.com/od/environmentalevents/a/katrina_impact.htm)

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Hurricane Katrina caused a significant amount of industrial waste and raw sewage to be spilled directly into New Orleans neighborhoods, causing an impact on public health. (http://environment.about.com/od/environmentalevents/a/katrina_impact.htm)

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Hurricane Katrina caused a significant amount of industrial waste and raw sewage to be spilled directly into New Orleans neighborhoods, causing an impact on public health. (http://environment.about.com/od/environmentalevents/a/katrina_impact.htm)

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hurricane katrina damage map - Google Search

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hurricane katrina damage - Google Search

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Hurricane Katrina, which occurred late August of 2005, was recorded as one of the deadliest hurricanes ever to hit the United States. It is estimated that 1,833 people died as a result of the flooding and the actual hurricane.  Millions of others were left homeless along the Gulf Coast and in New Orleans.

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Hurricane Katrina, which occurred late August of 2005, was recorded as one of the deadliest hurricanes ever to hit the United States. It is estimated that 1,833 people died as a result of the flooding and the actual hurricane.  Millions of others were left homeless along the Gulf Coast and in New Orleans.

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Why was Hurricane Katrina in 2005 So Devastating?

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Why was Hurricane Katrina in 2005 So Devastating?

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Hurricane Katrina destroyed many lives.