lake-bottom sediments in florida tell us that recent major hurricane activity in the gulf of mexico has been less frequent than in centuries past.
lake-bottom sediments in florida tell us that recent major hurricane activity in the gulf of mexico has been less frequent than in centuries past.
hurricane katrina:29
the pressure measurement made katrina the fifth most intense atlantic hurricane on record at the time, only to be surpassed by hurricanes rita and wilma later in the season; it was also the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the gulf of mexico at the time.