Water level heights during a hurricane can reach 20 ... Texas coasts have contributed to some devastating storm surges. Hurricane Katrina’s surge in 2005 broke levees and flooded New Orleans.

Gentle slopes along the Louisiana and Texas coasts have contributed to some devastating storm surges. Hurricane Katrina's surge in 2005 broke levees and flooded New Orleans. Hurricane Ike's 15- to ...

during Hurricane Katrina, at least 1,500 people died "directly, or indirectly, as a result of storm surge," according to the National Hurricane Center. The risks can be even greater if storm surge ...

Technically, the Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk ... Below are some of the key features: LAKE BORGNE STORM SURGE BARRIER During Katrina, the intersection of the Intracoastal Waterway and the ...

With catastrophic storm surge expected along Florida's coast ... than anyone about the tragedy that water can bring. As Hurricane Katrina approached in August 2005, the Taylor family fled their ...

After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built a $15 billion levee and surge protection system ...

Storm surge is one of the deadliest impacts of hurricanes. Find out what it looks like, who’s most at risk and the plan to ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - In the aftermath of one of history’s biggest engineering failures -- the breaching of levees during Hurricane Katrina ... “V” to funnel storm surge into New Orleans ...