Remembering Katrina: Reflections on chance and change

Ten summers have passed since Hurricane Katrina struck the shores of the Gulf Coast the final week of August 2005. As we mark the ten-year anniversary, it is a good time to highlight significant advancements in storm readiness and response borne out of the Great Storm’s lessons.

An explosion of technological and communications innovation has defined our times in the wake of Katrina that today deliver on America’s promise to protect lives and property.