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Fact check: How Tropical Storm Isaac is unlike Hurricane Katrina

Poynter Institute | Aug. 27, 2012 (Fact Check)

But these are very different storms. Katrina was so big, hurricane force winds extended 75 miles east of the center. The Weather Channel recounts, “Katrina first hit Florida August 25 as a Category 1 storm, strengthened to a Category 5 from a Category 3 Full Story »

Posted by Pamela Hogle - via Google News (Fact Check)

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Subjects: U.S., Sci/Tech, Living
Topics: Hurricane Katrina, Weather
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Posted by: Posted by Pamela Hogle - Aug 27, 2012 - 11:50 PM PDT
Reviewed by: demisima (review), Dwight Rousu (review), Darrell (review)
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Edited by: Pamela Hogle - Aug 28, 2012 - 7:54 AM PDT

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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - Aug. 29, 2012

Fairly trivial reporting, with one cute graphic.

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 by Darrell - Aug. 30, 2012

Good Story

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 by demisima - Aug. 29, 2012
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