It is too early to tell at this point, but many anticipate Hurricane Sandy will be worse.
No, not even close. Here are the stats for Irene. Damage: $10 billion. Deaths: 55 The stats for Katrina Damage: $105 billion Deaths: 1,836
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Yes.
Hurricane Katrina was far worse than Ike. Compare the statistics: Hurricane Katrina killed 1,836 people and caused $105 billion in damage. Hurricane Ike killed 103 and caused $37 billion in damage.
Many people did not think Sandy would be as bad as experts said it would, especially those who had made it through Hurricane Irene the previous year without suffering serious affects. Many people are convinced that is is better to ride out the storm than go through the trouble of evacuating.
In damages and deaths, yes. In category and intensity, no.
No, not even close. Here are the stats for Irene. Damage: $10 billion. Deaths: 55 The stats for Katrina Damage: $105 billion Deaths: 1,836
No. Hurricane Sandy was far larger than Hurricane Isaac.
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Yes.
Hurricane Katrina was far worse than Ike. Compare the statistics: Hurricane Katrina killed 1,836 people and caused $105 billion in damage. Hurricane Ike killed 103 and caused $37 billion in damage.
Yes. A category 3 hurricane has winds of 111-130 mph and a category 1 has winds of 74-95 mph.
Many people did not think Sandy would be as bad as experts said it would, especially those who had made it through Hurricane Irene the previous year without suffering serious affects. Many people are convinced that is is better to ride out the storm than go through the trouble of evacuating.
More than 100 houses burned down during Hurricane Sandy in the Breezy Point neighborhood of Queens.
Hurricane Sandy was called "Superstorm Sandy" by the popular media because it was a post-tropical cyclone at landfall in the U.S. rather than a true hurricane and it was combining with another system. However, "superstorm" does not have a definition and it is not a term used by scientists.
That depends. "Super storm" does not have a definition in meteorology and has been applied to a variety of storms, some not as bad as a hurricane, and some worse than the typical hurricane. However, the very worst of hurricanes are far worse than these so- called super storms.
No. Katrina was far worse than Andrew, causing more than twice the damage and more than 50 times as many deaths.