Premieres 9pm E/P August 27th, 2006 on the Discovery Channel SURVIVING KATRINAJoin the Discovery Channel as we go to the heart of the storm |
Background
Surviving Katrina is an inspiring and gripping human drama. Produced from a ‘credible insider’ perspective, it focuses on some of the everyday heroes who struggled with the unimaginable hardships of being involved in one of America’s worst weather catastrophes. Through an in-depth telling of these stories, along with in-the-moment information that explores the science of the catastrophic storm, the failed engineering of the levees and the actions of local and national leadership during and after Katrina made land fall, the viewer will have a better understanding of how this tragic event unfolded.
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USNews.com archives
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- Getting through the storm
- A new focus: the convention center
- On Life Support
Discovery Channel archives
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- Surviving Katrina: Meet the Survivors
- Surviving Katrina: Katrina Facts
- Surviving Katrina: Photos
- Surviving Katrina: Video Gallery
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