Hurricane Katrina: Three Painful Lessons for Emergency Management Are Increasingly Important 20 Years Later

Hurricane Katrina Taught Lessons on Prep, Injustice

Garcia, David and Peacock write on the ways that the majority-Black residents of New Orleans were disproportionately affected by Hurricane Katrina. The post Opinion | Hurricane Katrina Taught Lessons on Both Storm Preparation and Injustice appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.

Hurricane Katrina Exposed America’s Deepest Inequalities. Twenty Years Later, New Orleans Still Bears the Scars.

Katrina revealed the deadly consequences of racism, poverty and government neglect—fault lines that still divide New Orleans today. Two decades after being abandoned by FEMA, New Orleans is still not prepared for another extreme weather event. The post Hurricane Katrina Exposed America’s Deepest Inequalities. Twenty Years Later, New Orleans Still Bears the Scars. appeared first on Ms. Magazine.

Hurricane Katrina 20th anniversary a call to racial equity, justice, say bishops

Storm showed "deep racial and socio-economic disparities across various sectors" -- environmental justice, systemic housing inequality, and disaster response.

Aftercare Is a Must in Mass Trauma

It's been 20 years since the mass trauma of Hurricane Katrina. How are the brains of mass trauma survivors affected, and what type of aftercare is appropriate?

Hurricane Katrina Showed How Quickly It Can All Fall Apart

When an acclaimed director has a new movie out, I always like to revisit their previous work in the lead-up to the new one. In preparation for Highest 2 Lowest, the latest Spike Lee Joint, I rewatched a few of his earlier movies, including his sweeping 2006 documentary about Hurricane Katrina, When The Levees Broke. More than any other event of the 21st century—including 9/11 and the 2008 financial crisis—Katrina is the catastrophe that best ill…

Facts About Hurricane Katrina Everyone Should Know

FrankRamspott Twenty years ago this week, New Orleans residents faced an unspeakable, yet avoidable tragedy when Hurricane Katrina made landfall. Hurricane Katrina took nearly 2,000 lives and caused billions in property damage across the Gulf Coast, forever changing the lives of New Orleanians. Today, we reflect on the effects of Hurricane Katrina, what led to its devastation, and the long-term impact the storm has had 20 years later.