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Flooding Risks

After two years of levee repairs, the Army Corps of Engineers has estimated that there is a 1 in 100 annual chance that about one-third of the city will be flooded with as much as six feet of water. Mouse over the red-outlined regions on the map to see the potential for flooding in four areas of the city, based on the levee protection before Hurricane Katrina and today.

By Nathaniel Vaughn Kelso, Laris Karklis and Seth Hamblin - The Washington Post, June 20, 2007

Coverage of the Storms

A Devastating Season

The Gulf Coast was hit hard by two massive hurricanes in the fall of 2005.

INTERACTIVE MAPS
Hurricane Rita  |  Hurricane Katrina

MULTIMEDIA
• Galleries: After Rita | Katrina Hits
• Video: Rita Ashore | A Jazz Return
• Panoramas: Aerial Views of Ruin
• Complete Multimedia Archive

POST COVERAGE
• Complete Special Report

Monday, Oct. 8, 11 a.m. ET

Science: Hurricanes

Washington Post staff writer Christopher Lee and hurricane researcher hurricane researcher Joseph Cione discussed efforts to learn more about how hurricanes behave.

Full Senate Report

Special Series

A series chronicling the Larches of New Orleans as they rebuild their lives in the Washington area.

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Thanksgiving 2005

Faces of Katrina

Several hundred evacuees came to the Washington area following Hurricane Katrina. We look at a handful to see how their lives have changed on the first major holiday since the storm.

• 48-Year-Old Bruce Norwood
• 72-Year-Old Eddie Bourgeois
• Twins, Artisha and Artesha Davis
• 18-Year-Old Gene Lay
• Bourbon the Katrina dog

From The Post: Rebuilding

Biloxi's Recovery Is Half of The Story: In Casinos' Shadow, Katrina's Mark Lingers (Post, November 25, 2007; Page A01)

Flood Control Goes Greek: Fed Up With Frequent Deluges, a Prince George's Town Turns to a Mathematician From 3rd Century B.C. for Help (Post, November 24, 2007; Page B01)

Herbert Saffir, 90; Hurricane Scale Creator (Post, November 24, 2007; Page B05)

Volleyball: Hurricanes Reflect on a Bittersweet Ending to Season (Post, November 22, 2007; Page SM08)

Katrina, Rita Caused Forestry Disaster: Die-Off Will Add To Buildup of Greenhouse Gases (Post, November 16, 2007; Page A01)

FEMA Accused Of Wasting More Katrina Funding: $30 Million Misspent Last Year On Trailers in Miss., GAO Says (Post, November 16, 2007; Page A18)

A Bush Veto Is Overridden for the 1st Time: With Action on Spending Bills, Hill Signals Fight With White House Over Priorities (Post, November 9, 2007; Page A04)

Lawmakers Criticize FEMA's Handling of Hazards Posed by Trailers (Post, November 9, 2007; Page A05)

Water Resources Bill Veto Rankles GOP Supporters (Post, November 3, 2007; Page A03)

Hundreds of Thousands Flee Flooding in Southern Mexico (Post, November 3, 2007; Page A14)

Fake FEMA Briefing Costs Official New Assignment: Missteps Too Common At Agency, Critics Say (Post, October 30, 2007; Page A03)

By the Mississippi Delta, A Whole School Left Behind (Post, October 28, 2007; Page A03)

Wildfires Wane as Bush Visits California: Danger Remains, but Battle Is Being Won (Post, October 26, 2007; Page A03)

A RESPONSE POST-KATRINA: President to Tour Southern California To Gauge Fire Efforts (Post, October 25, 2007; Page A06)

California Fires Continue to Rage: Evacuation May Be Largest, Officials Say (Post, October 24, 2007; Page A01)

In the Great State of Serenity, Staying Cool Amid the Flames (Post, October 24, 2007; Page A01)

Mass Evacuations Ordered As Wildfires Spread in Calif. (Post, October 23, 2007; Page A01)

Mary Sand; Federal Worker Active in Civil Rights Causes (Post, October 22, 2007; Page B06)

Jindal Wins Louisiana Race, Becomes First Indian American Governor (Post, October 21, 2007; Page A08)

Activist's Friends Praise a Life Well Led: Lawrence Guyot Endured Beatings for Civil Rights (Post, October 18, 2007; Page T01)

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