Catastrophe in the Making pp 3-14 | Cite as

The First Days of Katrina

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• William R. Freudenburg
• Robert Gramling
• Shirley Laska
• Kai T. Erikson

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Abstract

The staggering disaster we have come to call “Katrina” was named for a hurricane that formed out in the vastness of the Atlantic Ocean in the waning days of August 2005.

Keywords

Tropical Cyclone Storm Surge Human History Weather System Natural Force 

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© William R. Freudenburg, Robert B. Gramling, Shirley B. Laska and Kai T. Erikson 2009

Authors and Affiliations

• William R. Freudenburg
  • 1
• Robert Gramling
  • 2
• Shirley Laska
  • 3
• Kai T. Erikson
  • 4

1. 1.University of CaliforniaSanta BarbaraUSA
2. 2.University of Southwestern LouisianaLafayetteUSA
3. 3.University of New OrleansNew OrleansUSA
4. 4.Yale UniversityNew HavenUSA