<p>Hurricane Katrina didn't even hit New Orleans; so how did it become the city's most notorious natural disaster? Meghan and Megan dive into what went wrong with Hurricane Katrina--the arrogance! The infrastructure! The failure to plan!--and how natural disasters aren't always the result of nature, but are instead a failure of policy. </p>

Hurricane Katrina didn't even hit New Orleans; so how did it become the city's most notorious natural disaster? Meghan and Megan dive into what went wrong with Hurricane Katrina--the arrogance! The infrastructure! The failure to plan!--and how natural disasters aren't always the result of nature, but are instead a failure of policy.

<p>Hurricane Katrina didn't even hit New Orleans; so how did it become the city's most notorious natural disaster? Meghan and Megan dive into what went wrong with Hurricane Katrina--the arrogance! The infrastructure! The failure to plan!--and how natural disasters aren't always the result of nature, but are instead a failure of policy.&nbsp;</p>

Hurricane Katrina: Inept Inertia and Quicksand (Mini-Episode)

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Hurricane Katrina: Inept Inertia and Quicksand (Mini-Episode)

Hurricane Katrina: Inept Inertia and Quicksand (Mini-Episode)