58320731 Following the "Irene" appeared in the Atlantic storm "Kate"
Following the devastating hurricane "Irene", which hit the U.S. on August 27, moves to the Caribbean as Tropical Storm "Kate," according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. The new storm formed in the Atlantic Ocean and is located 855 kilometers west of the islands of Cape Verde, said the Associated Press. He goes to the northwest at a speed of 28 kilometers per hour. According to recent data, the maximum wind speed is 18 meters per second, but meteorologists believe that it will intensify. According to a rough forecast for the next five days, the storm should pass just north of the Caribbean islands. Experts say that there are no precise data on the trajectory of "Katie" yet. The name "Kate" was awarded the storm instead of the name "Katrina", which is in the list of standard names for hurricanes should be after "Irene." Meteorologists have deleted it from the list after the hurricane of that name that hit the U.S. in 2005, was recognized as the most destructive in history. In 2005, due to "Katrina" in New Orleans, on which the brunt disaster, killing more than a thousand people. Total "Katrina" in 1836 claimed the lives of residents. Economic damage was estimated in 2007 totaled $ 145 billion. Of "Irene," which also originated in the Atlantic Ocean as a tropical storm and hurricane strengthened to a week ago, hit the Caribbean region. On Saturday, August 27, Hurricane has reached the American coast. The victims of "Irene" were 46 people, of whom 40 were killed in the U.S.. The total damage was only in America, according to various estimates, from seven to 45 billion dollars.
