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NASA
NASA | Katrina Retrospective: 5 Years After the Storm
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the Gulf Coast. Five years later, NASA revisits the storm with a short video that shows Katrina as captured by satellites. Before and during the hurricane's landfall, NASA...
NASA
Ten-Year Gap in Major Hurricanes Continues
Could the first tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season break the 10-year “hurricane drought” record?
It has been a decade since the last major hurricane, Category 3 or higher, made landfall in the United...
It has been a decade since the last major hurricane, Category 3 or higher, made landfall in the United...
NASA
NASA/NOAA | First Images from NOAA's GOES-14 Weather Satellite
Exactly a month ago on June 27, 2009. NASA launched a new and improved weather satellite called GOES-O. Now that GOES-O is safely into its orbit, it has been renamed to GOES-14. Today, we visited NOAA's Satellite Operations Facility in...
TMW Media
Remembering how Hurricane Katrina wrecked through New Orleans
In this episode of Travel Thru History we’re wading from the Bayou to the Boulevard in the deep south of North America to a city that knows how to have a good time. It hosts one of the biggest festivals in the country and is well-known...
Weatherthings
Hurricane Katrina: The Impact on Society
Hurricane Katrina was historic, not just for size and strength but for way it hit the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and southeastern Louisiana. It led to death, destruction, displacement, and suffering, particularly in New Orleans. See the...
Ancient Lights Media
Atlas of the United States: Louisiana
This clip explores the geography, history, and some important cultural features of Louisiana.
Professor Dave Explains
George W. Bush: A War on Terror (2001 – 2009)
George W. Bush is the second son of a former president to become president, after John Quincy Adams all the way back in 1825. Always the black sheep of the Bush dynasty, he eventually became governor of Texas, and then ran for president...
Curated OER
This is for Me
A young man tells how he joined his friends and traveled to New Orleans to help provide aid those suffering from the after-effects of Hurricane Katrina. They tell what it took to get there, what they did there, and what they learned...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Hurricanes: New Orleans Under Threat
This video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW exposes how decades of development and geography combined to make the potential damage from a hurricane uniquely devastating in New Orleans, Louisiana. [5:45]
BBC
Bbc: Bush Pledges to Lead Investigation
Video report that recounts the continued rescue effort in New Orleans and discusses President George W. Bush's announcement that an investigation into the federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Katrina
NPR has kept a journal of the on-going events of what is being called the largest natural disaster to hit the United States, Hurricane Katrina.
PBS
Nova: Storm That Drowned a City
This video by NOVA extensively covers Hurricane Katrina's effect on New Orleans in August of 2005. [53:28]
National Geographic
National Geographic: Hurricane Katrina Animation
National Geographic News presents a short video showing the build up of Hurricane Katrina and the structure of rainfall inside the storm.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: An American History of Disaster and Response
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, NPR discusses past natural disasters in U.S. history, the challenges and the rebuilding. From the Great Chicago Fire in 1871 to Hurricane Andrew in 1992, read about the events that changed peoples lives.
A&E Television
History.com: Deadliest Hurricanes in u.s. History
Throughout it's history, the U.S. has endured many devastating hurricanes. These are the deadliest hurricanes in American history. [6:24]
A&E Television
History.com: Haunted History: Katrina Cannibal, S1 E8
Hurricane Katrina changed New Orleans forever. But was the storm of the century also responsible for a perfect storm of hungry spirits and vulnerable prey that led an Iraq War vet to commit a heinous, shocking crime? Watch this video...
A&E Television
History.com: Hurricane Katrina: Survivors Talk
In this video [1:56], survivors talk about the impact of Hurricane Katrina, 15 years after the historic storm devastated the Gulf Coast.
A&E Television
History.com: Boneyard: Hurricane Katrina
This video is a full Boneyard episode (44:00) about Hurricane Katrina. New Orleans is famous for Mardi Gras, spicy food, jazz and cemeteries. But in 2005, Hurricane Katrina transformed the face of the city forever. 1,500 people died, and...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Investigating Katrina Hospital Deaths
Paul Raeburn talks with Dr. Sheri Fink about what happened at Memorial Medical Center after Katrina.
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve and You: The Federal Reserve's Response to Hurricane Katrina
An official with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta discusses how the Federal Reserve ensured the availability of money to people and businesses in the areas where Hurricane Katrina struck.