Hurricane Katrina
Donate to Hurricane Katrina!
Everyone should donate at least five dollars to the victims of hurricane Katrina for many different reasons. What is a hurricane? A hurricane is an intense, rotating oceanic weather system (whirling mass of warm, moist air) that possesses maximum sustained winds exceeding 119 km/hr (74 mph). They form and intensify over tropical oceanic regions. Hurricanes, which are ranged on a scale from one to five-five being catastrophic, result in damaging winds and storm surges (Remote Sensing Using Satellites, net). There have been a few catastrophic category 5 hurricanes on record to date. The Great Florida Keyes Labor Day Storm (1935) is the most intense hurricane on record and also the first to reach category 5 at landfall. The second and third most intense hurricanes on record are Hurricanes Camille (1969) and Andrew (1992) respectively. Andrew also was the most costly hurricane on record at 26.5 billion dollars, but now that has changed due to Katrina......
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