Radar allowed meteorologists in the U.S. to track Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and predict the power of the storm with great accuracy. The National Weather Service and the National Hurricane Center created sophisticated GIS maps using radar, satellite, and balloon data. They were able to predict the site of the storm’s landing, and the strength of the storm over a period of days. A full day before the storm made landfall near Buras, Louisiana, the National Hurricane Center released a public warning: “Some levees in greater New Orleans area could be overtopped.” The National Weather Service warned that the area around New Orleans, Louisiana, “would be uninhabitable for weeks, if not longer. Human suffering incredible by modern standards.”
Radar allowed meteorologists in the U.S. to track Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and predict the power of the storm with great accuracy. The National Weather Service and the National Hurricane Center created sophisticated GIS maps using radar, satellite, and balloon data. They were able to predict the site of the storm’s landing, and the strength of the storm over a period of days. A full day before the storm made landfall near Buras, Louisiana, the National Hurricane Center released a public warning: “Some levees in greater New Orleans area could be overtopped.” The National Weather Service warned that the area around New Orleans, Louisiana, “would be uninhabitable for weeks, if not longer. Human suffering incredible by modern standards.”
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