Add to ORKGLong before Hurricane Katrina, most experts knew the city of New Orleans was vulnerable to flooding caused by hurricanes because it is below sea level, between a lake and a river, and on the hurricane-prone Gulf Coast. This video segment provides an account of Hurricane Ivan, a near miss that occurred just one year before Katrina, some of the measures (pumps and levees) that have been taken to keep water out of the city, and the increased risk caused by loss of wetlands that act as barriers to storm surges. The segment is five minutes forty-six seconds in length. A background essay and list of discussion questions are also provided. Educational levels: Middle school, High school
Hurricanes are natural disasters with the potential to cause damage to property and lead to the loss...
One of the risks of residing in coastal Louisiana, and specifically in New Orleans, is the threat of...
During a typical year, levees built along the banks of the Mississippi River keep the river in its c...
The scenario had been predicted and the storm's path and intensity accurately forecast. Even so, whe...
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina and the failure of levees in New Orleans, this radio broadcast disc...
Hurricane Katrina provided a stark reminder of the importance of accurate hurricane prediction. This...
By American standards, New Orleans is a very old, very popular city in the southern part of the Unit...
Throughout the world, sea levels are rising, coastlines are crumbling, and the intensity of hurrican...
The system of flood protection surrounding New Orleans and its adjoining parishes prior to Hurricane...
Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and other Gulf Coast communities when it blew ashore on Aug...
The most important thing that people need to understand about the New Orleans area is the interplay ...
The failure of the New Orleans regional flood protection systems, and the resultant catastrophic flo...
<p>Wind blows from the east. The simulation time is 15:00 hours, when the wind speed has increased t...
River enters the Gulf of Mexico as a category 4 hurricane. Six hours later it left the bayou and ent...
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina, a category 4 storm, slammed into the Gulf Coast region of the...
Hurricanes are natural disasters with the potential to cause damage to property and lead to the loss...
One of the risks of residing in coastal Louisiana, and specifically in New Orleans, is the threat of...
During a typical year, levees built along the banks of the Mississippi River keep the river in its c...
The scenario had been predicted and the storm's path and intensity accurately forecast. Even so, whe...
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina and the failure of levees in New Orleans, this radio broadcast disc...
Hurricane Katrina provided a stark reminder of the importance of accurate hurricane prediction. This...
By American standards, New Orleans is a very old, very popular city in the southern part of the Unit...
Throughout the world, sea levels are rising, coastlines are crumbling, and the intensity of hurrican...
The system of flood protection surrounding New Orleans and its adjoining parishes prior to Hurricane...
Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and other Gulf Coast communities when it blew ashore on Aug...
The most important thing that people need to understand about the New Orleans area is the interplay ...
The failure of the New Orleans regional flood protection systems, and the resultant catastrophic flo...
<p>Wind blows from the east. The simulation time is 15:00 hours, when the wind speed has increased t...
River enters the Gulf of Mexico as a category 4 hurricane. Six hours later it left the bayou and ent...
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina, a category 4 storm, slammed into the Gulf Coast region of the...
Hurricanes are natural disasters with the potential to cause damage to property and lead to the loss...
One of the risks of residing in coastal Louisiana, and specifically in New Orleans, is the threat of...
During a typical year, levees built along the banks of the Mississippi River keep the river in its c...