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　　External Websites Ask the Chatbot a Question Written by Michele Metych Michele has a B.A. in English from Southeast Missouri State University and an M.A. from DePaul University. She's a Chicago girl at heart, but she still misses living in a place with farms. When she's not... Michele Metych , John P. Rafferty John P. Rafferty writes about Earth processes and the environment. He serves currently as the editor of Earth and life sciences, covering climatology, geology, zoology, and other topics that relate to... John P. Rafferty •All Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree.... The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Aug 29, 2025 • Article History Table of Contents Table of Contents Ask the Chatbot Decades after the storm’s passing in August 2005, the wrath of Hurricane Katrina remains etched into the American psyche. Like the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, Hurricane Katrina was one of those rare events that affected the whole of a major American city, in this case New Orleans, a low-lying urban center surrounded by water and wetlands. Hurricane Katrina was a disaster on many levels. Although the immediate threats posed by the hurricane’s wind, rain, and storm surge have long since dissipated, Katrina’s arrival and departure laid bare a number of political, bureaucratic, and socioeconomic shortcomings—driven largely by systemic bias ...(100 of 132 words)

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