Two decades after Hurricane Katrina, the rows of pastel “Katrina Cottages” scattered across Louisiana still stand as reminders of both government ambition and bureaucratic missteps. In 2006, the ...
Social media would have allowed survivors to counter rumors, challenge misinformation, and tell the public directly what's happening. During an interview with Dr. Dale-Marie Wilson, a computer science ...
Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast on Aug. 29, 2005, with wind gusts exceeding 130 mph and a surge of water taller than a two-story building. The water left the coast in ruins and swelled through ...
It’s hard to believe it’s been 20 years since Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast as a powerful Category 3 hurricane, ultimately becoming one of the most catastrophic and defining natural ...
Those who picked up an edition of the Houston Chronicle on Aug. 31, 2005, would have no doubt heard of Hurricane Katrina and understood its impact. But on the off chance they didn't know beforehand, ...
NhuNgoc Pham was a high school student living in the New Orleans metro area when Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005. Her parents, immigrants from Vietnam, had recently purchased ...
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It has been 20 years since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, killing more than 1,800 people, displacing hundreds of thousands more, and exposing the systemic neglect of some ...