Geographers recreate Louisiana hurricane of 1812
Sunday, February 6, 2011 - 09:20
in Earth & Climate
(PhysOrg.com) -- Nearly 200 years before Hurricane Katrina, a major storm hit the coast of Louisiana just west of New Orleans. Because the War of 1812 was simultaneously raging, the hurricanes strength, direction and other historically significant details were quickly forgotten or never recorded.
