Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time
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Alice Craft-Kerney was a nurse at Charity Hospital when Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005. Unable to evacuate, she and other family members seek shelter at a her brotherìs home on the lower 9th Ward. 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.
Episode: #05 "Wake Up Call"
Air Date 07/28/2025
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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: #05 "Wake Up Call"
Air Date 07/28/2025
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Thanh Truong was a reporter for WWL4 TV station when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005. 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: #05 "Wake Up Call"
Air Date 07/28/2025
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When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, Lt. General Russel Honoré served as commander of Joint Task Force Katrina and is widely credited for reestablishing order and evacuating the Superdome. Prioritizing rescues, care and dignity for people left stranded, he quickly won great acclaim when he ordered National Guard troops to lower their weapons. 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: #05 "Wake Up Call"
Air Date 07/28/2025
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Mark Schleifstein worked as a reporter for the Times-Picayune when Hurricane Katrina hit the city in 2005. 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: #05 "Wake Up Call"
Air Date 07/28/2025
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Mayor Nagin and others speak at a press conference about the master plan to rebuild New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. (KXAS-NBC 5 Collection/UNT Libraries Special Collections)
Episode: #05 "Wake Up Call"
Air Date 07/28/2025
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When Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005, Malik Rahim was a West Bank, an Algiers Point resident. He recounts his experience while being interviewed for the production of 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: #05 "Wake Up Call"
Air Date 07/28/2025
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FEMA's Marty Bahamonde recounts his experience during Hurricane Katrina during an interview for the production of 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: #05 "Wake Up Call"
Air Date 07/28/2025
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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: #05 "Wake Up Call"
Air Date 07/28/2025
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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: #05 "Wake Up Call"
Air Date 07/28/2025
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When Hurricane Katrina hit the city in 2005, Lucrece Phillips lived in New Orleans’ 8th Ward, almost at the beginning of the 9th Ward. She was interviewed soon after escaping her attic by a Times-Picayune reporter. She recounts her 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. My house was in the Eighth Ward, almost the beginning of the Ninth Ward.
Episode: #05 "Wake Up Call"
Air Date 07/28/2025
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Angela M. Chalk was an Emergency Response Volunteer when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005. She recounts her 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: #05 "Wake Up Call"
Air Date 07/28/2025
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Shelton Alexander speaks with Director Traci A. Curry. 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: #05 "Wake Up Call"
Air Date 07/28/2025
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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: #05 "Wake Up Call"
Air Date 07/28/2025
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Eric A. Wright speaks with Director Traci A. Curry. 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: #05 "Wake Up Call"
Air Date 07/28/2025
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Eric A. Wright speaks with Director Traci A. Curry. 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: #05 "Wake Up Call"
Air Date 07/28/2025
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Angela M. Chalk was an Emergency Response Volunteer when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005. She recounts her 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: #05 "Wake Up Call"
Air Date 07/28/2025
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Keith Craft lived in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005. Unable to evacuate, he and other family members seek shelter at a his brother’s home on the lower 9th Ward. 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.
Episode: #05 "Wake Up Call"
Air Date 07/28/2025
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When Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005, Malik Rahim was a West Bank, an Algiers Point resident. He recounts his experience while being interviewed for the production of 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: #05 "Wake Up Call"
Air Date 07/28/2025
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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: #05 "Wake Up Call"
Air Date 07/28/2025
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Alice Craft-Kerney was a nurse at Charity Hospital when Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005. Unable to evacuate, she and other family members seek shelter at a her brotherìs home on the lower 9th Ward. 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.
Episode: #05 "Wake Up Call"
Air Date 07/28/2025
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Tremé resident Lynette Boutte survived the devastation of Hurricane Katrina through chest-deep waters and the scorching concrete of the Claiborne Bridge. Boutte, who is now an advocate for the restoration of the culture and heritage of New Orleans, recounts her 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: #05 "Wake Up Call"
Air Date 07/28/2025
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Sankofa Wetland Park and Nature Trail in the Lower N9th Ward of New Orleans aims to protect the Ward from hurricanes and flooding. (Lightbox Entertainment Inc./Daniel Waghorne)
Episode: #05 "Wake Up Call"
Air Date 07/28/2025
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Tremé resident Lynette Boutte survived the devastation of Hurricane Katrina through chest-deep waters and the scorching concrete of the Claiborne Bridge. Boutte, who is now an advocate for the restoration of the culture and heritage of New Orleans, recounts her 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: #05 "Wake Up Call"
Air Date 07/28/2025
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