Hurricane Katrina: Media

storm [2005]

Videos

How are hurricanes and typhoons named?
During World War II, US Navy and Army meteorologists began using their wives' and...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
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
Inside eyewall of Hurricane Katrina shortly before the storm struck Louisiana, August...
NOAA
Hurricane Katrina
Satellite image of Hurricane Katrina overlaying a thermal display of sea surface...
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
Hurricane Katrina: flooding
A flooded neighbourhood in Port Sulphur, Louisiana, after Hurricane Katrina.
Mark Moran/NOAA
trees destroyed by Hurricane Katrina
A stand of trees killed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
© Gino Santa Maria/Fotolia
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 Katrina: National Guard
The National Guard searching for survivors in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina...
U.S. Air Force
President 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
Louisiana Superdome
Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans.
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