Talk:Hurricane Katrina

NHC cited for both 1,392 and 1,836 deaths — 444-death discrepancy unresolved

The article uses the National Hurricane Center as the source for two different death tolls that are 444 apart.

The lead section gives the death toll as "1,392," with the article elsewhere noting this reflects the NHC's updated 2023 analysis.

The body (in the section covering storm impacts) states: "According to the National Hurricane Center, 1,836 fatalities can be directly attributed to the hurricane."

Both figures are attributed, directly or by context, to the National Hurricane Center. The lead's 1,392 and the body's 1,836 differ by 444 deaths — more than 30%. The article does not explain that these represent different NHC reports from different years, nor does it note which figure supersedes the other. A reader encountering both numbers in the same article is left with no way to reconcile them. The body should be updated to reflect the 2023 NHC revision, or both figures should be presented with their respective dates and an explanation of what changed. Rome (talk) 04:16, 6 May 2026 (UTC)