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Nine years after Hurricane Katrina, and wealth disparity spreading at faster rate than in most US cities new data shows
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Extreme weather as global climate alters demands a longer view and more action to avoid financial losses, says insurance firm
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Jeremy Plester on how the temperature preferences of sharks and marlin are helping meteorologists predict the build-up of devastating storms
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Building owner called police saying someone was attempting to cut out Umbrella Girl painting that was created after Hurricane Katrina
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Sheri Fink's account of events at a New Orleans hospital post-Katrina asks vital questions about the American healthcare system, writes Peter Beaumont
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Images of abandonment – from decaying Detroit to an eerily empty island in Japan – appear to be endlessly fascinating. Why are we drawn to them, wonders Sean O'Hagan
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Calling the Obamacare rollout the president's 'Katrina moment' is absurd
Michael Cohen: Katrina killed 1,800 people, and it didn't end Bush's presidency. Obama's big problems are House Republicans and the economy