La historia del huracán Katrina: Los errores que llevaron al desastre

Hurricane Katrina, which struck New Orleans 20 years ago on August 29, 2005, remains one of the most devastating natural disasters in U.S. history. With winds of up to 200 km/h (125 mph) and waves as high as 8 meters (26 feet), it flooded 80% of the city, causing more than 1,800 deaths and displacing a million people. Economic damage exceeded $125 billion. In this video, we reconstruct the story of the disaster that devastated New Orleans, how the hurricane formed, why the Gulf of Mexico amplified its force, and how structural and management errors transformed it into a tragedy. 00:00 Hurricane Katrina, the most destructive in US history 01:00 How it formed and why it reached Category 5 status 02:25 The devastating damage in New Orleans: causes and consequences 04:42 Why New Orleans was submerged: what went wrong 05:44 Structural failures and collapse of defenses 07:05 Damage, casualties, and humanitarian consequences 08:56 New Orleans today, 20 years after Katrina #katrina #geopop #hurricane