Hurricane Katrina: Was Climate Change to Blame?

Hurricane Katrina: Was Climate Change to Blame?

What role did climate change play in the devastation that Hurricane Katrina wreaked in 2005? This animation looks at the damage that was caused, especially in the city of New Orleans, and explores how climate change may have played a role in Hurricane Katrina’s severity.

References

Irish, J. L., Sleath, A., Cialone, M. A., Knutson, T. R., & Jensen, R. E. (2014). Simulations of Hurricane Katrina (2005) under sea level and climate conditions for 1900. Climatic Change 122, 635–649. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-013-1011-1 Knabb, R. D., Rhome, J. R., & Brown, D. P. (2023, January 4). Tropical cyclone report: Hurricane Katrina, 23-30 August 2005. National Hurricane Center. https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL122005_Katrina.pdf  Nova Science Programming on Air and Online. (2005, October). How New Orleans flooded. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/orleans/how-nf.html

Topics

  • RDEISE
  • equity
  • racism
  • inclusion
  • diversity
  • belonging
  • climate change
  • hurricanes
  • Hurricane Katrina
  • New Orleans