Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time
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When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, Eric A. Wright lived in the 7th Ward’s Gentilly neighborhood. After weathering the storm, he connected with a local friend, grabbed a boat and some gas, and began rescuing people. With emotional accounts of survivors and immersive archival footage, National Geographic's Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time reveals Hurricane Katrina as a disaster that was anything but natural. (National Geographic)
Episode: #02 "Worst Case Scenario"
Air Date 07/27/2025
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When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, Tim Bayard was a Captain at the New Orleans Police Department. He recounts his experience during an interview for National Geographic's Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time. With emotional accounts of survivors and immersive archival footage, the series reveals Hurricane Katrina as a disaster that was anything but natural. (National Geographic)
Episode: #02 "Worst Case Scenario"
Air Date 07/27/2025
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When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, Sally Forman was Director of Communication for the city. She offers an insider's view of life in a disaster zone where communications and resources were practically non-existent during an interview for National Geographic's National Geographic's Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time. With emotional accounts of survivors and immersive archival footage, the series reveals Hurricane Katrina as a disaster that was anything but natural. (National Geographic)
Episode: #02 "Worst Case Scenario"
Air Date 07/27/2025
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Now a District Fire Chief, Paul Hellmers was an New Orleans Fire Department Captain when Hurricane Katrina hit the city in 2005. Along with fellow Captain Joe Fincher, he appears to have been the first to have reported and documented a breach in the levees from atop their Katrina HQ. A long distance runner and triathlete, Hellmers later ran an unofficial rescue operation, swimming out into the dying storm to commandeer boats and quickly organize his crew to use their skillset to rescue people from attics, or shuttle evacuees. With emotional accounts of survivors and immersive archival footage, National Geographic's Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time reveals Hurricane Katrina as a disaster that was anything but natural. (National Geographic)
Episode: #02 "Worst Case Scenario"
Air Date 07/27/2025
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Now a District Fire Chief, Paul Hellmers was an New Orleans Fire Department Captain when Hurricane Katrina hit the city in 2005. Along with fellow Captain Joe Fincher, he appears to have been the first to have reported and documented a breach in the levees from atop their Katrina HQ. A long distance runner and triathlete, Hellmers later ran an unofficial rescue operation, swimming out into the dying storm to commandeer boats and quickly organize his crew to use their skillset to rescue people from attics, or shuttle evacuees. With emotional accounts of survivors and immersive archival footage, National Geographic's Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time reveals Hurricane Katrina as a disaster that was anything but natural. (National Geographic)
Episode: #02 "Worst Case Scenario"
Air Date 07/27/2025
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When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, Eric A. Wright lived in the 7th Ward’s Gentilly neighborhood. After weathering the storm, he connected with a local friend, grabbed a boat and some gas, and began rescuing people. With emotional accounts of survivors and immersive archival footage, National Geographic's Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time reveals Hurricane Katrina as a disaster that was anything but natural. (National Geographic)
Episode: #02 "Worst Case Scenario"
Air Date 07/27/2025
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When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, Bobby Norton was a Captain at the New Orleans Police Department. He recounts his experience during an interview for National Geographic's Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time. With emotional accounts of survivors and immersive archival footage, the series reveals Hurricane Katrina as a disaster that was anything but natural. (National Geographic)
Episode: #02 "Worst Case Scenario"
Air Date 07/27/2025
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Big Chief Kevin Goodman is a cultural ambassador, coming from a family immersed in the rich traditions of the 7th Ward Black Masking Indian (also referred to as Mardi Gras Indian) culture, which blends African, Native American, and Creole influences. During Katrina, weakened from days without food and water, Goodman bravely held his months-old twin nieces in his arms as he stood in front of news cameras to report the reality of what was happening at the Convention Center. With emotional accounts of survivors and immersive archival footage, National Geographic's Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time reveals Hurricane Katrina as a disaster that was anything but natural. (National Geographic)
Episode: #02 "Worst Case Scenario"
Air Date 07/27/2025
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When Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005, Shelton Alexander lived in Violet, La., St. Bernard Parish. Using his video camera, he starts recording as the winds started picking up and narrates his experience over hours of footage from the Superdome – the storm as experienced inside the Dome, where thousands of people found shelter and waited for rescue. With emotional accounts of survivors and immersive archival footage, National Geographic's Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time reveals Hurricane Katrina as a disaster that was anything but natural. (National Geographic)
Episode: #02 "Worst Case Scenario"
Air Date 07/27/2025
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When Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005, Shelton Alexander lived in Violet, La., St. Bernard Parish. Using his video camera, he starts recording as the winds started picking up and narrates his experience over hours of footage from the Superdome – the storm as experienced inside the Dome, where thousands of people found shelter and waited for rescue. With emotional accounts of survivors and immersive archival footage, National Geographic's Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time reveals Hurricane Katrina as a disaster that was anything but natural. (National Geographic)
Episode: #02 "Worst Case Scenario"
Air Date 07/27/2025
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Big Chief Kevin Goodman is a cultural ambassador, coming from a family immersed in the rich traditions of the 7th Ward Black Masking Indian (also referred to as Mardi Gras Indian) culture, which blends African, Native American, and Creole influences. During Katrina, weakened from days without food and water, Goodman bravely held his months-old twin nieces in his arms as he stood in front of news cameras to report the reality of what was happening at the Convention Center. With emotional accounts of survivors and immersive archival footage, National Geographic's Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time reveals Hurricane Katrina as a disaster that was anything but natural. (National Geographic)
Episode: #02 "Worst Case Scenario"
Air Date 07/27/2025
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When Hurricane Katrina hit the city in 2005, Eddie Compass was New Orleans' Police Department Chief/Superintendent. He recounts his experience as key figure in many of Katrina’s political controversies, during an interview conducted for National Geographic's Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time. With emotional accounts of survivors and immersive archival footage, the series reveals Hurricane Katrina as a disaster that was anything but natural. (National Geographic)
Episode: #02 "Worst Case Scenario"
Air Date 07/27/2025
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LSU Hurricane Center Co-founder Ivor Van Heerden discusses events surrounding Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes during an interview for National Geographic's Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time. Van Heerden is known for his criticism of the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), attributing the 2005 levee failures in New Orleans to their faulty design and execution. With emotional accounts of survivors and immersive archival footage, the series reveals Hurricane Katrina as a disaster that was anything but natural. (National Geographic)
Episode: #02 "Worst Case Scenario"
Air Date 07/27/2025
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When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, Tim Bayard was a Captain at the New Orleans Police Department. He recounts his experience during an interview for National Geographic's Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time. With emotional accounts of survivors and immersive archival footage, the series reveals Hurricane Katrina as a disaster that was anything but natural. (National Geographic)
Episode: #02 "Worst Case Scenario"
Air Date 07/27/2025
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