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Five hands on a concrete wall; above a torn edge are scenes of outdoor dining, floodwater, and a crowded street; text reads “Who gets to move on?”
Satellite image of Hurricane Katrina as a large, well-defined spiral with a clear eye over the Gulf of Mexico, approaching the southern United States coastline. Infographic showing Hurricane Katrina's path from its formation over the Bahamas to landfall in Florida and Louisiana, with a curved track across the southeastern U.S. It highlights nearly 1,400 lives lost, about $125 billion in damages, 62 tornadoes in 8 states, and a maximum storm surge of 26 to 28 feet in Mississippi. Flooded areas of New Orleans and storm categories at each location are also illustrated. Hurricane Katrina View from inside Hurricane Katrina's eye wall, showing a ring of dense, towering white clouds with blue sky visible above the storm. Aerial view of flooded homes and scattered debris surrounded by water and trees after Hurricane Katrina in Port Sulphur, Louisiana. Trees destroyed by Hurricane Katrina Infographic comparing the storm surge during hurricanes Ian, Irma, and Katrina Hurricane Katrina New Orleans, Louisiana, before and after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
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Satellite image of Hurricane Katrina as a large, well-defined spiral with a clear eye over the Gulf of Mexico, approaching the southern United States coastline.
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Warm water fuels Hurricane Katrina. This image depicts a 3-day average of actual dea surface temperatures for the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, from August 25-27, 2005.
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Hurricane Katrina 20 Years Later: Who Gets to Move On?
August 29, 2005: Katrina strikes the Gulf Coast.
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How Are Hurricanes and Typhoons Named?
During World War II, U.S. Navy and Army meteorologists began using their wives' and...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.; thumbnail © NOAA, LAYER-LAB/Adobe Stock
Can We Predict Natural Disasters?
Protecting against natural disasters requires a multipronged approach.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

Images

Hurricane Katrina
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite image of Hurricane Katrina,...
NOAA
Hurricane Katrina in numbers
Hurricane Katrina formed on August 23, 2005, and in less than a week grew from a...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Christine McCabe and Kenny Chmielewski
Hurricane Katrina
Satellite image of Hurricane Katrina overlaying a thermal display of sea surface...
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
Hurricane Katrina
Inside the eyewall of Hurricane Katrina shortly before the storm struck Louisiana,...
NOAA
Hurricane Katrina: flooding
A flooded neighborhood in Port Sulphur, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, after Hurricane...
Mark Moran/NOAA
Trees destroyed by Hurricane Katrina
A stand of trees killed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
© Gino Santa Maria/Fotolia
Storm surge
A graphic comparing the heights of the water driven inland by Hurricane Ian (2022),...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Yodit Tesfu
Hurricane Katrina
Aerial view of flooding in the New Orleans area following Hurricane Katrina, August...
Paul Morse/The White House
Superdome
Aerial views of downtown New Orleans, Louisiana, with the Superdome in the foreground:...
© David J. Phillip—AP/REX/Shutterstock.com
George W. Bush: Hurricane Katrina
U.S. Pres. George W. Bush surveying the damage to New Orleans caused by Hurricane...
Paul Morse—The White House/Getty Images News
Hurricane destruction
Aerial view of flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, September...
Liz Roll/FEMA
Hurricane Katrina: National Guard
The National Guard searching for survivors in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina...
U.S. Air Force
Pres. George W. Bush arriving in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina
U.S. Pres. George W. Bush touring the damage to New Orleans and the Gulf Coast caused...
David Shapinsky

Interactives

New Orleans, Louisiana, before and after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Satellite images showing the effects of the passage of Hurricane Katrina over New...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
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