The Katrina Flood Map: A Legacy Of Inaccuracy, Inaction, And Inequity

The Katrina Flood Map: A Legacy of Inaccuracy, Inaction, and Inequity Hurricane Katrina’s devastation in 2005 transcended the fast influence of wind and water. The storm uncovered deep-seated flaws in flood threat evaluation, city planning, and catastrophe preparedness, flaws vividly illustrated by the inadequacy of the pre-Katrina flood maps. These maps, removed from being a […]