print email comment close Storm That Drowned a City URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/orleans/ Description: Companion to a November 2005 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Nova documentary in which "experts and eyewitnesses reconstruct the devastating floods that Hurricane Katrina unleashed on New Orleans." Features a timeline about New Orleans's 300-year struggle to stay above water, a visual chronology of the Hurricane Katrina flooding, a slideshow about technological solutions that other flood-prone cities use, and more. Also includes video and transcript of the program, links to related sites, and a teacher's guide. Publisher: WGBH Educational Foundation Library of Congress Subject Headings: Flood control Floods -- Louisiana -- New Orleans Hurricane Katrina, 2005 LII Database Information: Record 19667 created by Maria Brandt on 11/08/2005 Last modification on 11/16/2006 Published: 06/15/2006   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/19667