How Did This Happen?

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    • Subject Terms:
      HURRICANE Katrina, 2005; RESCUE work; EMERGENCY management; CRISIS management; COUNTERTERRORISM; SEARCH & rescue operations
    • Subject Terms:
      NEW Orleans (La.); GULF Coast (U.S.)
    • Abstract:
      Examines how Hurricane Katrina, a natural disaster, became a man-made crisis, and what this catastrophe says about U.S. rescue capabilities four years after the September 11, 2001 attacks. How, for years, researchers have described exactly what would happen if a megahurricane hit New Orleans, Louisiana, and the Gulf region; Prediction that the city levees would not hold and tens of thousands would be left behind; Issue of blame; Observation that much money and willpower had shifted to fighting terrorism; Discussion of options, such as building stronger levees; Cost of preventive work; Suggestion that the neglect of the levees was part of a larger trend after 9/11; The weakened powers of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; Chaos in New Orleans following the disaster; The lack of leadership during rescue operations.