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When Did Hurricane Katrina Hit New Orleans? The Storm’s Devastating Timeline

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When Did Hurricane Katrina Hit New Orleans? The Storm’s Devastating Timeline

The sky over the Gulf of Mexico turned black on August 23, 2005, as Hurricane Katrina gathered strength with a fury few had predicted. By the time the storm made landfall, it had grown into a Category 3 hurricane, but its true horror lay in its relentless path toward New Orleans—a city already vulnerable due … Read more

The Moment When the Levees Break: Chaos, Lessons, and Survival

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The Moment When the Levees Break: Chaos, Lessons, and Survival

The Mississippi River’s floodwaters rose like a slow-motion tsunami in August 2005, but the real catastrophe began when the levees gave way. Not with a dramatic crack—no, the breaches were silent, insidious, the result of decades of neglect, political wrangling, and a storm surge that outpaced even the most dire warnings. By dawn, 80% of … Read more