With Gemini 5’s space flight as a backdrop, the impending destruction of Hurricane Betsy, or “Billion-dollar Betsy” as she is known, is expressed in vivid shots of the storm forming and trekking across the Atlantic. “A Hurricane Called Betsy,” shows the monstrously disastrous, billion dollar, storm as it slammed into New Orleans at 110 miles per hour, with stories and tales from people in the midst of the chaos. Hurricane Betsy was a costly precursor to the levee breaches of Hurricane Katrina, being the first time the levee’s failed in the city and resulting in the formation of the U.S Army Corps of Engineers. Amazing shots from weather satellites, engrossing human dramas, and terrifying winds enhance the story of destruction and terror.
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A Hurricane Called Betsy
A Hurricane Called Betsy
Produced: 1966
Length: 29 Minutes
With Gemini 5’s space flight as a backdrop, the impending destruction of Hurricane Betsy, or “Billion-dollar Betsy” as she is known, is expressed in vivid shots of the storm forming and trekking across the Atlantic. “A Hurricane Called Betsy,” shows the monstrously disastrous, billion dollar, storm as it slammed into New Orleans at 110 miles per hour, with stories and tales from people in the midst of the chaos. Hurricane Betsy was a costly precursor to the levee breaches of Hurricane Katrina, being the first time the levee’s failed in the city and resulting in the formation of the U.S Army Corps of Engineers. Amazing shots from weather satellites, engrossing human dramas, and terrifying winds enhance the story of destruction and terror.
