On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf shores downstream from New Orleans, its storm surge weakening and eventually breaking through the system of levees protecting the city. And slowly, New Orleans — built in a “bowl” two to 12 feet below sea level — began to fill with water.
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf shores downstream from New Orleans, its storm surge weakening and eventually breaking through the system of levees protecting the city. And slowly, New Orleans — built in a “bowl” two to 12 feet below sea level — began to fill with water.
HOUSTON — Authorities expanded an evacuation order for the Texas Gulf Coast to include Houston today as forecasters adjusted predictions for Hurricane Ike. The slow-moving storm is expected to make landfall early Saturday morning southwest of Galveston.
