Is hurricane harvey worse than hurricane katrina?

Anna Ucheomumu, left, high fives Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt after loading a car with relief supplies to people impacted by Hurricane Harvey on Sept. 3, 2017, in Houston. J.J. Watt's Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund, which raised more than $18 million to date to help those affected by the storm. read more

Katrina: Rain was not the main problem with Katrina, which yielded 5 to 10 inches of rainfall in a 48-hour period. Harvey: By contrast, Harvey brought a deluge, with up to 50 inches of rain in some areas — more than Houston receives in a year. read more

In the end, comparing Harvey with Katrina may come to seem overblown. Katrina was not just a big storm. In many ways it was the biggest: the most damaging and deadly hurricane in the US since the New Deal was actually new. read more