The right side of a hurricane does more damage.
The right side of a hurricane's eye wall usually causes the worst damage.
Generally tornado winds are more destructive that hurricane winds. Hurricane winds, however, cause damage over a much larger area than a tornado, so the overall amount of damage may be greater. The worst damage in a hurricane is usually the result of flooding.
I hate to disappoint you, but neither of those storms ever existed.
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.
Far more damage was done in NJ than NY.
The right side of a hurricane's eye wall usually causes the worst damage.
No. A hurricane will produce more damage overall because it affects a larger area, though on a localized scale the damage from a tornado is often more severe.
Generally tornado winds are more destructive that hurricane winds. Hurricane winds, however, cause damage over a much larger area than a tornado, so the overall amount of damage may be greater. The worst damage in a hurricane is usually the result of flooding.
Yes. A hurricane affects a much larger area than a tornado and so will likely cause more damage overall. Tornado damage is generally more severe than hurricane damage, but it is limited to a small area. There have been far more hurricanes than tornadoes that have caused more than $1 billion in damage.
I hate to disappoint you, but neither of those storms ever existed.
They are about the same, but if I had to say: Tsunami.
Normally the "bad" side of hurricaine is considered to be the west side or north west quadrant to be more specific. The bad or 'dirty' side of a hurricane is the northeastern side. Southwest side is the 'clean' side
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.
No. Hurricane Katrina is still by far the most destructive hurricane in U.S. history and one of the deadliest. Hurricane Sandy is the second most destructive on record.
Far more damage was done in NJ than NY.
it depends on what type of hurricane it is!
Hurricane Ike cause about $37.6 billion in damage.