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Experts Say Katrina Hit As a Weaker Storm -- Budget Cuts Killed New Orleans

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Researchers say Hurricane Katrina was a weaker storm than first thought when it slammed the Gulf Coast, with the strength of a Category 3 storm instead of a Category 4.

New data shows that Katrina's top winds were about 125 mph at landfall, and that New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain were likely spared the storm's strongest winds, according to the National Hurricane Center.

New Orleans' storm levees were believed to be able to protect the city from the flooding of a Category 3 storm. But portions of the levee system were either topped or failed, leaving up to 80 percent of the city under water. [Once again the Bush Admin. shows they don't know sh*t about sh*t.]
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