Video News Series: Hurricane Katrina

Where did 2005's worst U.S. storm come from? How did it develop? And why was it so deadly?

Go behind the headlines with National Geographic News's Katrina video rewind.

The Fury of Hurricane Katrina
September 19, 2005
See the full fury of Hurricane Katrina in video taken by storm videographer Mike Theiss. Watch now >>

Hurricane Katrina Time Line
August 23, 2006
Follow a day-by-day account of Katrina's wrath, from its birth in the Atlantic Ocean to the storm's costly aftermath. Warning: contains some graphic imagery. Watch now >>

How Katrina Formed
September 20, 2005
How did what was perhaps the most destructive hurricane in U.S. history form? Our video time line tells the tale via satellite images, graphics, and on-the-scene footage. Watch now >>

In New Orleans, a Man-Made Disaster?
September 21, 2005
See how decades of efforts to curb the forces of nature in New Orleans are now giving the city a sinking feeling—literally. Watch now >>

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