Hurricane Katrina (Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina

1 Storm development

• 1.1 Tornadoes
• 2 Historical context
  • 2.1 Comparisons
    • 2.1.1 By hurricane intensity
    • 2.1.2 By cost
    • 2.1.3 By death toll
    • 2.1.4 Other USA hurricanes
    • 2.1.5 Other USA city devastations/disasters
    • 2.1.6 Other disasters in New Orleans
    • 2.1.7 Other levee and flood disasters
    • 2.1.8 Comparison to other evacuations/refugee crises

3 Preparations and expectations before landfall

• 3.1 Previous short term preparations and expectations
  • 3.1.1 Advance weather forecasts
  • 3.1.2 Transportation and infrastructure

3.2 Previous long term preparations and expectations

4 Evacuation

• 4.1 Louisiana Superdome
• 4.2 New Orleans Convention Center
• 4.3 Reliant Astrodome

5 Local effects and aftermath

• 5.1 Death toll (summary)
• 5.2 Health concerns
• 5.3 Animal concerns
• 5.4 Price gouging

6 Disaster relief response

• 6.1 U.S. states respond
• 6.2 International response

7 Effects outside the affected region

• 7.1 Economic effects
• 7.2 Space Shuttle program
• 7.3 Internet

8 Political effects

• 8.1 Evacuation issues
• 8.2 Race and class issues
• 8.3 Government response issues
• 8.4 Environmental issues

9 Media involvement

10 See also

11 External links and sources

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