Hurricane Katrina made landfall nearly 20 years ago. The storm and the flooding that followed devastated the city of New Orleans and many other communities across the Gulf Coast. Katrina left an indelible mark on people’s lives. It also exposed deep environmental and social injustices and critical issues across the disaster lifecycle.

Join this upcoming webinar on Friday, August 29, 2025 to mark the anniversary of a turning point disaster.

Two decades after Hurricane Katrina, the storm still looms large in our national memory. The disaster and the long recovery that followed influenced a generation of researchers, historians, journalists, and artists. This selection of podcasts, films, books, and journal articles offers a wide variety of personal stories and detailed analyses of Katrina's legacy in science, politics, and emergency management.

When Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Houston in July 2024, it damaged infrastructure, displaced thousands, and strained emergency management systems. The devastation was especially hard on socially vulnerable communities. This Quick Response research focuses on two majority Black and lower income neighborhoods in the city, to see how residents there experienced the storm and coped in the aftermath.