Why did New Orleans suffer extreme flooding as a result of Hurricane Katrina?

Choose all answers that are correct.

More than 50% of New Orleans's neighborhoods are at or below sea level.

The walls built to keep water out of the city failed when lake waters rose rapidly.

No one knew that the city's levees needed to be strengthened.

New Orleans had no defenses against storms and flood waters.

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Bridget Gardner

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3 December, 09:47

Why did New Orleans suffer extreme flooding as a result of Hurricane Katrina?

Choose all answers that are correct.

More than 50% of New Orleans's neighborhoods are at or below sea level.

The walls built to keep water out of the city failed when lake waters rose rapidly.

No one knew that the city's levees needed to be strengthened.

New Orleans had no defenses against storms and flood waters.

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Amaya Melton · Answer 1

C. No one knew that the city's levees needed to be strengthened.

Terrance Herman · Answer 2

New Orleans suffered extreme flooding as a result of Hurricane Katrina because no one knew that the city's levees needed to be strengthened. Option C is correct.

Hurricane Katrina was a highly destructive and fatal Category 5 hurricane that made landfall on Florida and Louisiana in August 2005, causing catastrophic damage; especially in the city of New Orleans and the surrounding areas.

Since the center of Hurricane Katrina passed southeast of New Orleans on August 29, 2005, winds downtown were in the Category 1 range with frequent intense gusts and tidal surge.