Hurricane Katrina

Jesmyn Ward

Jesmyn Ward reflects on Katrina

The author was at the end of her summer break when Hurricane Katrina struck her hometown of Delisle, Mississippi.

Jesmyn Ward reflects on Katrina

Weaving Climate Change Data into Art

Weaving Climate Change Data into Art
New Orleans 2

Do feel-good slogans like 'Resilient New Orleans' and 'Boston Strong' mask income inequality?

Do feel-good slogans like 'Resilient New Orleans' and 'Boston Strong' mask income inequality?
Holy Cross, New Orleans

Marco Werman: It's about the flood, not the storm

Marco Werman: It's about the flood, not the storm
Crossley family

'Tomorrow is not promised' — What Katrina brought to my father

'Tomorrow is not promised' — What Katrina brought to my father
A house and vehicles damaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, as seen in Ishinomaki, northern Japan.

A decade after Katrina, one researcher looks for global lessons in its aftermath

There's a big difference between an earthquake and a hurricane. But both of them unleash the same kinds of devastation, says researcher Malka Older.

A decade after Katrina, one researcher looks for global lessons in its aftermath
New Orleans trumpet player Travis "Trumpet Black" Hill helped link New Orleans to the many jazz fans and musicians of Japan.

In New Orleans, Marco explores Japan's jazz links to the Big Easy

PRI's The World host Marco Werman is in the middle of a two-week, cross-country writing residency aboard Amtrak trains. His first stop was in New Orleans, where he heard about the death of famed trumpet player Travis "Trumpet Black" Hill and was reminded of how Japan and New Orleans are linked by a love of jazz

In New Orleans, Marco explores Japan's jazz links to the Big Easy

Katrina Cottage

Katrina Cottage