which also cost an estimated $108 billion in property damage, making it the costliest storm on record. The devastating aftermath of Hurricane Katrina exposed a series of deep-rooted problems ...

The building was designed by a New Orleans architect in 1927 and is for sale. Discussions over modernizing the historic ...

Devastating damage occurred along the Gulf Coast ... coming ashore in southern Florida on August 25 as a Category 1 hurricane, Katrina gained strength before slamming into the Gulf Coast on ...

However, the point is powerful. The previous “expensive” designation went to Hurricane Katrina in 2005. It nearly destroyed New Orleans, and did damage to several states along the Gulf of Mexico.

The National Hurricane Center uses the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale which estimates potential property damage using a ...

Hurricane Katrina made landfall on Aug. 29, 2005, causing extensive damage along the Mississippi Gulf Coast and in New Orleans. According to WDSU Chief Meteorologist Emeritus Margaret Orr ...

The naming of tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic basin is not regulated by the National Hurricane Center. Instead, the names are organized on a six-year rotation. Every six years, the same ...

NOAA's preseason hurricane outlook has been released and more of us are likely going to have to deal with a tropical storm or hurricane this season. Here's their latest outlook.