But the poorly designed protection system was widely known to be too weak to protect against a major hurricane.
VOA: special.2010.01.22
Mary Chapin Carpenter describes real events such as Hurricane Katrina, landing on the moon,and protests by religious workers in Burma.
VOA: special.2010.05.28
This week on our program. We visit New Orleans,Louisiana, to learn about the recovery efforts since Hurricane Katrina.
VOA: special.2010.01.22
That is why it is hard to tell a powerful storm, Hurricane Andrew, caused severe damage to the area in nineteen ninety-two.
VOA: special.2009.06.30
It can also cause flooding. Wind speeds in a category two hurricane can reach close to one hundred eighty kilometers an hour.
VOA: special.2010.08.24
The war in Iraq and the handling of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans took attention from one of the president's biggest successes.
VOA: special.2009.01.17
Ron Rivera improved the design after a deadly storm, Hurricane Mitch, struck Central America in nineteen ninety-eight.
VOA: special.2009.06.22
Scientists use the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale to measure the intensity of storms based on wind speed.
VOA: special.2010.08.24
"If it gets on land, will they make us leave?" "If we have a hurricane and the oil washes over the land, they will condemn it.
VOA: special.2010.06.04
However,most of New Orleans and its people are still struggling to rebuild and recover after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in August of two thousand five.
VOA: special.2010.01.22
That is just under the wind-speed of a hurricane,a very severe ocean storm.
VOA: special.2010.10.19
The early November winds reached hurricane force and caused waves eleven meters high.
VOA: special.2009.11.11
She says it began when Hurricane Charley hit Florida in two thousand four.
VOA: special.2009.07.31
Harry Connick,Junior sings his song honoring the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
VOA: special.2009.05.01
Their city is still recovering from the hurricane.
VOA: special.2010.02.05
Five years ago this August, Hurricane Katrina struck.
VOA: special.2010.05.01
The Atlantic hurricane season officially began Tuesday.
VOA: special.2010.06.04
The mildest hurricane is called category one.
VOA: special.2010.08.24
As we cross the river, he takes us through a lock he says has been closed since Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
VOA: standard.2010.05.09
When Hurricane Katrina destroyed their oyster grounds, Henry invested $30,000 of his retirement money to re-seed the beds.
VOA: standard.2010.05.04
During Hurricane Katrina, Zeitoun spent five heroic days and nights in his canoe distributing supplies to besieged residents and rescuing those he could.
VOA: standard.2010.05.20
He saw the damage that Hurricane Katrina caused to the bayou in 2005.
VOA: standard.2010.05.06
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