September 2009
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Research on hurricane aftermath takes Katrina...
By Jacki Raithel
August 2009
In 1965, water from Hurricane Betsy overflowed the levees in New Orleans, flooding the Lower Ninth Ward, killing 76 people, and causing more than $1 billion in damages. In 2005, flooding from Hurricane Katrina overflowed the levees in the city once again, killing more than 1,800 people, costing upward of $100 billion, and forcing New Orleans native Juliette...