Two decades after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, flooding 80% of the city and claiming over 1,300 lives, a new study from Tulane University reveals a troubling development: sections of the city’s reinforced levee system are sinking by nearly two inches per year. Researchers, using satellite data from 2002 to 2020, found subsidence not only in wetlands but also in populated neighborhoods and near the airport. Despite nearly $15 billion invested to strengthen flood defenses after Katrin

188K views · 2.1K reactions | The emergency workers who helped in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina recount the hours and days that followed the storm in this powerful firsthand documentary. Watch "Katrina in Mississippi: Emergency Managers Remember" on the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, August 29 at 8 p.m. on MPB Television. Find additional interviews, documentaries, and news stories from Katrina at 20 on MPBOnline.org | MPB - Mississippi Public Broadcasting | Facebook