The following table from a report on the federal response to Hurricane Katrina presents data on the damage done by five hurricanes (Townsend, 2006).

After studying the table, write a paragraph in which you explain the data to general readers interested in comparing the damage done by Hurricane Katrina with the damage done by other major hurricanes in U.S. history.

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Hurricane (year) Table 1 Hurricane Katrina Compared to Hurricanes San Felipe, Camille, Andrew, and Ivan Homes damaged or destroyed Property damage (in billions of dollars) Deaths San Felipe (1928) <1 2,750 Camille (1969) 22,008 6 335 Andrew (1992) 79,663 33 61 Ivan (2004) 27,772 15 57 Katrina (2005) 300,000 96 1,330