Hurricane Katrina, which struck New Orleans and surrounding areas in August 2005, ranks as one of the nation's most devastating natural disasters. Shortly after

The hurricane protection systems that failed New Orleans when Katrina roared on shore in 2005 were the product of four decades of engineering hubris, excruciati

This book serves as a visual record of representative parts and pieces of the Hurricaneand Storm Damage Risk Reduction System, a true flood and surge defense sy

Natural disasters are having an increasing effect on the lives of people in the United States and throughout the world. Every decade, property damage caused by

"The objective of this report is to identify and establish a roadmap on how to do that, and lay the groundwork for transforming how this Nation- from every leve