Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina was a demonstration of how destructive natural forces can be. After Hurricane Katrina's short devastating visit an area of one of the world's richest and powerful nations was left little better off than as if it had happened in a third world country.
Technology warned of Hurricane Katrina's impending arrival, but could not predict the extent of damage and loss of lives that it caused. Homes that had survived through many tropical storms and at least two hurricanes could not withstand the power of Hurricane Katrina. Although many people had time to evacuate New Orleans, other areas were caught unprepared as Hurricane Katrina altered course. The twenty percent of the residents of New Orleans who did evacuate could not have even come close to anticipating the extent of the destruction and devastation that they experienced as a result of Hurricane Katrina visit.