Question

True or False: Hurricane Katrina does not make the list of the top 10 deadliest Atlantic hurricanes.

Select one:
A. True
B. False

Answer 1

False

Step-by-step explanation:

Hurricane Katrina was the most devastating hurricane in US history. It was a category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale, the sixth strongest hurricane in the Atlantic basin in the entire history of observations. The most severe damage was caused to New Orleans in Louisiana, where about 80% of the city’s area appeared under water. The disaster killed 1836 residents, economic damage amounted to $125 billion.