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Hurricane Katrina and the Ohio train derailment: Science, confusion, and human influence

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The History of Hurricane Katrina

There had not been a really major hurricane that swept over New Orleans since 1965. Hurricane Betsy, which hit Louisiana on September 9, 1965, caused between 70 and 80 deaths. Katrina formed over the Bahamas on August 24, 2005, continuing to track West while gradually intensifying. It made landfall along the southeast coast of Florida on August 25 as a Category 1 hurricane.

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