Describes the impact of Hurricane Rita which struck Texas and Louisiana soon after Hurricane Katrina left. Many of the resulting deaths were due to an uncoordinated evacuation and poor storm preparations.

Concepts

severe weather

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extreme weather, hurricane damage, tropical cyclone, buzzle.com: sciencestruck: facts about hurricane rita, natural disaster, hurricane rita

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional