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Hurricane Ida

September 1 , 2021 985 days 718 0
  • Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana recently.
  • It is the Category 4 storm that has hit on the same date as the Hurricane Katrina that ravaged Louisiana and Mississippi of America in 2005.
  • Hurricane Ida will most definitely be stronger than Katrina, the costliest storm in American history.

Note

  • Hurricanes are categorized on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
  • It rates them on a scale of 1 to 5 based on wind speed.
  • Hurricanes that reach category three or higher are called ‘major hurricanes’.

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