Hurricane Isaac begins putting New Orleans to the test
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 - 01:00
in Earth & Climate
Category 1 storm makes landfall and could dump heavy rain for two days. New Orleans' post-Katrina flood-control efforts should pay off, federal officials say.— Hurricane Isaac struck the Gulf Coast on Tuesday evening hours before the seventh anniversary of catastrophic Katrina, packing 80-mph winds as the outer bands of hurricane-force winds and storm surge battered New Orleans.