*As the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches, National Geographic has unveiled a compelling new project to honor the memory of one of America’s most catastrophic natural disasters.

Race Against Time premieres July 27. This gripping docuseries revisits the 2005 disaster through the eyes of survivors.

Climate resilience efforts such as new flood defense systems and building codes have offset potential insured losses in New ...

Ahead of the 20th anniversary, National Geographic's "Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time" revisits the deadly catastrophe that struck New Orleans. It airs July 27.

Aid groups, some of which helped after Hurricane Helene, are preparing to take on more responsibility when storms, floods and ...

Race Against Time" shows the resilience of New Orleans residents who pushed through to survive the 2005 tragedy. "The calmness before a storm is deafening," one of the survivors says in the teaser, ...

Less accurate forecasts and reduced federal support may make local officials more skittish about calling lifesaving evacuations.

Asha Bandele reflects on ESSENCE and Susan L. Taylor’s work to uplift Black children through the National CARES Mentoring Movement.

While people drowned on live TV, FEMA turned away rescue efforts. The buses that could have saved 20,000 sat underwater. This ...

Thirty-five years after following in his dad’s footsteps on City Park Avenue and with 1,207 victories on his record, Joe ...

Animal Rescue New Orleans (ARNO) was born out of the need to help save animals after Hurricane Katrina. Now 20 years later ARNO has a new state-of-the art permanent shelter for the dogs and cats ...

When Jemima Joél Brady thinks of growing up in Algiers, she remembers neighborhood kids wearing bright yellow polos and ...