On August 29, 2005, near the peak of a busy storm season, Hurricane Katrina rose up out of the rolling Gulf of Mexico and barreled into southeastern Louisiana with astonishing fury. Within moments, rising water overwhelmed the shoddily designed levees and poured into New Orleans…
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Katrina was the signal event of the new century, a body blow to the national self-image. This text looks at the storm, but also provides an account of the dreadful inadequacies that existed prior to 2005, an indictment of the Washington officials who failed to act, and a scienti…
An account of the devastating destruction of Hurricane Katrina examines pre-existing warning signs and draws on historical records, geological findings, and climatology studies to examine the disturbing increase in powerful storms worldwide.
"Winners of the Pulitzer Prize, John McQuaid and Mark Schleifstein were coauthors of the New Orleans Times-Picayune's award-winning series 'Washing Away, ' the definitive account of the Gulf Coast's grave hurricane risks"--Inside back jacket cover
"Winners of the Pulitzer Prize, John McQuaid and Mark Schleifstein were coauthors of the New Orleans Times-Picayune's award-winning series 'Washing Away, ' the definitive account of the Gulf Coast's grave hurricane risks"--Inside back jacket cover.