Causes Of Hurricane Katrina

Considered as one of the top five deadliest storms in America, Hurricane Katrina was a tropical cyclone that engulfed the United States and killed close to 2000 people. It also destroyed property and goods worth billions of dollars. Though it began far in the Bahamas, the storm left a trail of devastation along the Gulf Coast, Florida, and Texas, but most of the damage occurred in Louisiana (Hartman and Gregory 24). Katrina traveled along the coastal region of Mississippi leading to massive flooding as a result of levee failures. Buildings collapsed and cars were carried away as the storm waters rushed towards the mainland. Part of the destruction was blamed on human error, failure, and to some extent, negligence. For instance, the levee