How Hurricane Katrina Is Still Being Researched to Understand Impact of Natural Disasters

How Hurricane Katrina is still being researched to understand impact of natural disasters

Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast, it remains one of the deadliest and costliest natural disasters in U.S. history.

Hurricane Katrina victims and rescuers reflect on storm 20 years later

Hurricane Katrina victims and rescuers reflect on storm 20 years later BRANDON, Miss. (WLBT) – Lives and conditions have changed during the two decades since Hurricane Katrina made landfall, but the passage of time does not erase the memory of its devastation. While there is rebirth for some, one rescuer will never forget his experience with the storm. “Somebody’s chair was in our tree,” John Dolan said, pointing to a picture of his Chalmette, L…

Covering Katrina in the days after the storm

When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, NPR journalists were there to cover the developments day by day. Greg Allen reflects on covering the catastrophe and digs into the archives to remember the feel of the city after the storm.

New Orleans marks 20th anniversary

NEW ORLEANS — Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast with catastrophic storm surge and flooding, New Orleans marked the storm's anniversary Friday with solemn memorials, uplifting music and a parade to honor the dead, the displaced…

In New Orleans 20 years after Hurricane Katrina, a mother, a surgeon and a police chief look back and find hope

Hurricane Katrina survivors can still describe in detail what they faced in the days after the storm devastated the Gulf Coast.

'My voice was the last voice they heard' | North Texan and former New Orleans dispatcher recalls Hurricane Katrina

Quanise Thomas recounts her experience as a New Orleans dispatcher during Hurricane Katrina, revealing the lasting trauma and her move to North Texas.