As Tropical Storm Harvey continues to rage on, causing unprecedented flooding in Houston and surrounding areas, it makes sense that forecasters and the public have started trying to compare the floods to previous extreme weather events.
Namely, the extreme flooding calls to mind another storm that devastated New Orleans in 2005: Hurricane Katrina.
Katrina is a cultural touchstone that calls to mind government incompetence and the heroism of people trapped in an impossible, deadly situation.
So, how exactly, does Harvey compare?
While the scope and scale of the flooding disaster is similar when you compare Harvey and Katrina within Houston city limits, the reasons behind the flooding are very different. Read more...
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