EXPLAINER: Ida, Katrina similar but tiny differences are key

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EXPLAINER: Ida, Katrina similar but tiny differences are key
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Sure, Hurricane Ida looks an awful lot like Hurricane Katrina, bearing down on the same part of Louisiana on the same calendar date

Hurricane Ida is looking eerily like a dangerous sequel to 2005’s Hurricane Katrina, the costliest storm inhistory. But there's a few still-to-come twists that could make Ida nastier in some ways, but not quite as horrific in others.

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