Hurricane Katrina

Short History Of... by Noiser

Jun 28, 202651:33Society & Culture

In August 2005, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the Gulf of Mexico barrelled toward the United States. When Hurricane Katrina finally struck land, it devastated hundreds of miles of shoreline, but the di...

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