Nova: The Storm That Drowned a City
Nova examines the disaster inflicted on New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina and how the ostensible protection offered by the city's levees was no match for the storm. Through eyewitness accounts and definitive scientific reporting, the 60-minute program explores how the natural setting of the New Orleans wetlands and the diversion of the Mississippi accelerated the flooding of many neighborhoods, and what this means for the city's future and its citizens.