The Pros And Cons Of Hurricane Katrina

The fastest speed of a tornado that was ever recorded was 302 mph. In your mind right now, you are probably imagining and thinking how fast that is. One of the largest hurricanes was hurricane Katrina, who in some parts or New Orleans, sunk up to 8 feet of land in water. Tornadoes and hurricanes are two of the most violent and destructive natural disasters that can happen. People and animals die, homes are destroyed, and the repair process takes much longer than the actual disaster. With all of this knowledge, I believe that hurricanes are the worst natural disaster, because of the evidence I found in these three articles, “Super Disaster’s of the 21st Century,” “Get Inside the Tornado,” and “Earth’s Greatest Hits.”
Hurricanes bring wind, rain, and chaos. One of the costliest, deadliest, and biggest hurricanes to ever be recorded was Hurricane Katrina. The city that got hit the worst was in New Orleans. In a matter of minutes, New Orleans
This hurricane cost the United States over 150 billion dollars in repairs. Along with the repair costs, we also lost a lot of lives, and had many people missing. According to “21st Century Super Disasters,” there were over 2,500 people lost or missing, which is a huge amount. In a hurricane that lasted for a few days, we lost/missed 2,500 people. In an average year, according to “Get Inside the Tornado,” only 80 people die compared to 2,500 in a few days. The death toll is much higher with hurricanes than it is tornadoes. Although there are more tornadoes than hurricanes, (about 800 tornadoes per year, according to “Get Inside the Tornado”) hurricanes are more expensive (they can cause up to 150,000,000,000 dollars according to “21st Century Super Disasters,” and more deadly. Hurricanes have winds and flooding that last for a long time, compared to tornadoes who only have winds and last for a short time, in places with a lot of open fields and