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No. A hurricane is a kind of storm and is one of the worst kinds if not the worst.
It is too early to tell at this point, but many anticipate Hurricane Sandy will be worse.
The last Atlantic hurricane before Irene was Tomas, which lasted from October 29 to November 7, 2010, or about little less than 9 months before Irene formed The last storm to be called a hurricane before Irene was Hurricane Greg in the eastern Pacific which lasted August 16-21, 2011, dissipating a day after Irene formed. Unlike Tomas, Greg was never a major news item because the storm nnever threatened land.
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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Irene is a larger storm than Andrew in geographical extent, but Andrew was more intense and more destructive.
No. Hurricane Andrew caused less than half the damage the Hurricane Katrina did and had a direct death toll of 26, with 39 indirect deaths. Be comparison other hurricanes, including Katrina, have had death tolls over 1,000.
No. A hurricane is a kind of storm and is one of the worst kinds if not the worst.
Hurricane Andrew wasn't as bad or as strong as Katrina, if that's what you mean.
Yes. A category 3 hurricane has winds of 111-130 mph and a category 1 has winds of 74-95 mph.
It didn't. Hurricane Andrew was the most damaging hurricane on record until Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
It is too early to tell at this point, but many anticipate Hurricane Sandy will be worse.
Hurricane Andrew, while extremely intense, was actually smaller than most hurricanes.
The last Atlantic hurricane before Irene was Tomas, which lasted from October 29 to November 7, 2010, or about little less than 9 months before Irene formed The last storm to be called a hurricane before Irene was Hurricane Greg in the eastern Pacific which lasted August 16-21, 2011, dissipating a day after Irene formed. Unlike Tomas, Greg was never a major news item because the storm nnever threatened land.
No. Katrina was far worse than Andrew, causing more than twice the damage and more than 50 times as many deaths.
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