However, the body can store only small quantities of glucose. A total of about 20 grams of glucose are dissolved in the extracellular fluid of an adult. To meet the energy needs between meals and while sleeping the body stores glucose as glycogen or fatty acids. Adipose, muscle and liver cells are the primary sites of energy storage. Adipose can use glucose to synthesize fatty acids, and triglycerides.
The hurricane season for the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic ocean starts on June 1st and ends November 30th. This also applies to Texas.
Katrina formed in the Bahamas on August 23, and headed west, striking southern Florida as a Category 1 hurricane. After that, Katrina entered into the Gulf of Mexico, where extremely warm water temperatures allowed it to strengthen into a Category 5 hurricane with 175 mph winds early on August 28.he total damage from Katrina is estimated at $81,000,000,000 (2005 USD), nearly doubling the cost of the previously most expensive storm in the United States, Hurricane Andrew, when adjusted for inflation.