How Hurricane Katrina exposed failures in disaster response and changed FEMA, evacuations, and emergency planning in America.

Hurricane Katrina caused $226B in today’s dollars More than 1 million displaced and over 1,800 deaths Katrina remains among the five deadliest U.S. hurricanes Later storms like Harvey, Maria, Ian, and ...

On Aug. 19, 2005, a tropical wave formed in the Caribbean, one of many that hurricane season. But this one would evolve into one of the most devastating storms in U.S. history. Ten days later, after ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Forecasters rarely use language this stark. But on August 28, 2005, the National Weather Service’s New Orleans/Baton Rouge office issued one of the most ominous hurricane ...

Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. (2005 Staff file) Michael Boyd navigates a commandeered boat through flooded streets. Boyd volunteered to take other volunteers out on his fishing boat to search for ...

New Orleans and the Gulf Coast region are marking the 20 year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which occurred on Aug. 29, 2005. The historic predominantly Black community of the Lower 9th Ward held ...

What started as Tropical Depression Twelve on Aug. 23, 2005, over the Greater Antilles would soon become one of the deadliest hurricanes on record to hit the United States. Traveling through ...

This month marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina carved its name into the history books as one of the deadliest and most devastating natural disasters in American history. 20 Years Later: Remembering ...

This new documentary from Trymaine Lee follows the acclaimed journalist back to New Orleans, 20 years after initially reporting on Hurricane Katrina. The doc centers around the area’s recovery process ...