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    Hurricane Katrina Became So Powerful in Part Because It Traveled
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Hurricane Katrina Became So Powerful in Part Because It Traveled

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Hurricane Katrina became so powerful in part because it traveled over the Gulf of Mexico's Loop Current,which was unusually warm.

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