"As a researcher who has closely observed, personally experienced local struggles," says the writer, Bethany Garfield, "it’s ...

Fitzmorris' work cataloging the return of the restaurant scene after Hurricane Katrina embodied the city's comeback.

First, President Donald Trump’s order to release water from two California dams raised expert concerns about flooding. Then ...

NEW ORLEANS — A group of victims of the New Orleans New Year’s Day terror attack have filed suit against city officials and contractors, saying they failed to ...

The earlier 2018 study was called “ARkStorm,” nodding to Noah’s biblical flood and atmospheric rivers generally. The report ...

And the consequences of levee failure happen fast. By some accounts, 80% of New Orleans was flooded by Hurricane Katrina in 2004 due to levee breaches, with water depths reaching 7 feet. In California ...

Up Call Hurricane Katrina, which struck in August 2005, remains one of the most devastating storms in US history. It caused widespread destruction across the Gulf Coast, particularly in New Orleans, ...

Five years ago, Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans with a 28-foot (8.5 meter) storm surge and 2 feet (61 centimeters) of rainfall. The water easily breached the city's old levee system in about ...

A group of victims of the New Orleans New Year’s Day terror attack have filed suit against city officials and contractors, saying they failed to protect revelers ...