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In our yearlong series, "Faces of Katrina," we talk with Dr. Courtney Jackson, now 39 years old, about her journey to success. The boat rescues across the city following Hurricane Katrina's landfall ...
Hurricane Katrina was devasting, and it’s effects continue to today. It changed the way we all respond to disasters across the country and how we premeditate natural disasters.
However, the disaster plan shows that officials on all levels were aware of the potential damage a powerful hurricane like Katrina -- which was a Category 3 when it made landfall in New Orleans ...
Mimi Hymel said the trauma of escaping Hurricane Katrina had a lasting impact on her childhood. But 20 years later, she’s found a way to bring comfort to the youngest survivors of today’s ...
But when Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005, he was in the French Quarter. He was a writer. He still is. After Katrina, he moved to a solar-powered Louisiana log cabin.
Sept. 1, 2005 — -- Hurricane Katrina's devastation of the Gulf Coast will be felt in more ways than higher gas and oil prices, analysts say. Concerns over the damage caused by Katrina to oil ...
National Geographic recently announced a new five-part documentary series shedding light on the events of the devastating storm. The groundbreaking series, “Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time ...
The trailer for "Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time" shows the resilience of New Orleans residents who pushed through to survive the 2005 tragedy. "The calmness before a storm is deafening," one ...
Flowers through the cracks: How Hurricane Katrina led to a golden era of art in New Orleans Brad Pitt, Banksy, Wendel Pierce, Terence Blanchard, Mark Bradford, all played a role ...
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Lt. Col. Sean Cross, chief of safety for the 403rd Wing of the Hurricane Hunters, is one of the few pilots who has been inside Hurricane Katrina.
The full “Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time” series will air on National Geographic over the course of two nights starting on Friday, July 27 at 5 p.m. PST.