The size to which koi can grow is simply amazing and continues to rise. Jumbos measure at least 30 inches and can weigh in at over 20 lbs. The magical metre mark has also been broken in the gosanke variety. It is a great accomplishment for a koi hobbyist to grow a 4 inch koi into a 2 foot one. It means both a healthy environment and proper care has been provided the keys to growing big koi
exists and is an alternate of . At least 1,836 people lost their lives in Hurricane Katrina and in the subsequent floods, making it the deadliest US hurricane since the 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane. It should be noted that officially, 1464 of these deaths took place within New Orleans.
Over fifty breaches in New Orleans's hurricane surge protection are the cause of the majority of the death and destruction during Katrina on August 29, 2005. Eventually 80% of the city and large tracts of neighboring parishes became flooded, and the floodwaters lingered for weeks.