Hurricane Katrina

disaster-resilience

The Katrina floods refer to the widespread, catastrophic flooding caused by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, particularly in New Orleans and along the Gulf Coast. When levees a...

disaster-response

On August 29, 2005, the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans became a shelter of last resort for thousands of people who could not evacuate ahead of Hurricane Katrina. In the...

hurricane-season

Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 caused widespread wind, water, and storm-surge damage across Southeast Louisiana, including the city of Mandeville on the north shore of Lake Po...

infrastructure-and-facilities

The Louisiana Superdome became a global symbol in late August 2005 when Hurricane Katrina made landfall. In the immediate aftermath, the stadium sheltered tens of thousands of p...

disaster-response

On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall as a Category 3 storm, exposing systemic vulnerabilities in preparedness and response. The Superdome, New Orleans’ primary...

health

In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina severely disrupted health care across the Gulf Coast, most acutely in New Orleans. Multiple hospitals lost power, water, and communications for...

disaster-recovery

Hurricane Katrina made landfall on August 29, 2005, as a Category 3 storm, producing a catastrophic storm surge that overwhelmed levees in New Orleans and caused widespread floo...

Sociology & Public Policy

On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane near the Louisiana–Mississippi border, exposing deep inequities in housing, health care, and gove...

weather-climate

Hurricane Katrina began as a tropical depression on August 23, 2005, forming near the Bahamas from a tropical wave. It organized into a named storm on August 24, intensified int...

hurricane-and-weather

Hurricane Katrina struck the U.S. Gulf Coast in late August 2005, with the most severe impacts felt in New Orleans beginning on August 29. That morning, the storm made landfall...