National Geographic: Inside Hurricane Katrina

ShareThisAfter tearing a path through Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, Hurricane Katrina was declared the most destructive and costliest natural disaster in United States history. Using government audiotapes, personal interviews and round-the-clock news coverage, this in-depth National Geographic special seeks to answer a long list of questions -- among them, why were emergency personnel so woefully unprepared? And could it occur again?