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The long recovery on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, 'ground zero' for Hurricane Katrina

Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour stands before a wall-size satellite image of Hurricane Katrina as it headed for landfall on Aug. 29, 2005. "The eye came in right there over the Pearl River, ...
The New York Times

Melissa’s Winds Are Stronger Than Hurricane Katrina’s Were in 2005

Hours from landfall, Hurricane Melissa is also slow moving like Hurricane Harvey in 2017, which could mean catastrophic flooding. By Judson Jones Reporter and meteorologist Hurricane Melissa is only ...
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From Pittsburgh to Mississippi: Hurricane Katrina 20 years later

It’s been 20 years since one of the worst hurricanes ever hit the U.S. Hurricane Katrina killed more than 13-hundred people and caused $125 billion in damage along the Gulf Coast. New Orleans bore the ...
Pensacola News Journal

Hurricane Katrina was a watershed moment 20 years ago. There were lessons for Pensacola

Across the Southeast, hurricanes dominate conversations from June through September. But this year feels different—it marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s devastating landfall in ...
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Meet the northeast Mississippi worm farmer who helped save Coast after Katrina

The 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina slamming the Mississippi Gulf Coast has come and gone, rightfully garnering considerable media attention. But still undercovered in the 20th anniversary saga ...
UPI

Twenty years ago, Hurricane Rita forced one of largest U.S. evacuations

Twenty years ago this week, and just short of one month after Hurricane Katrina destroyed parts of the Mississippi coast and put New Orleans under water for weeks, the unthinkable happened: An even ...
The Washington Post

Hurricane Melissa approaches Jamaica as Category 5 storm

Hurricane Melissa approaches Jamaica as Category 5 storm Hurricane Melissa approached Jamaica with 175 mph winds and a storm surge of up to 13 feet on Oct. 28. The storm’s peak intensity surpassed ...