This occurred in 2005, when a Loop Current Eddy separated in July, just before Hurricane Katrina passed over and "bombed" into a Category 5 hurricane. The eddy remained in the Gulf and slowly ...

Making landfall on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans with enormous force. The city had faced deadly storms previously, including Hurricane Betsy in 1965, which caused extensive ...

Katrina made landfall as a Category 4 storm with sustained winds in excess of 135 mph. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Hurricane Katrina rampaged New Orleans on August 29, 2005, when dozens of ...

Jan. 31, Blanchard will perform his epic, Grammy-winning suite “A Tale of God’s Will: A Requiem for Katrina" at Orchestra ...