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Lessons learnt from Hurricane Katrina with Dr Ivor van Heerden

Lessons learnt from Hurricane Katrina with Dr Ivor van Heerden

Update: 2025-07-25
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On July 27 a new National Geographic documentary "Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time" premiers. 20 years after the Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, Dr Craken chats with Dr Ivor van Heerden, a climate scientist whose research predicted the devestation that the hurricane caused. Dr Craken and van Heerden talk about the lead up to the hurricane, lessons learnt, and what the US Government needs to do to prevent another disaster such as this from occurring again.

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Lessons learnt from Hurricane Katrina with Dr Ivor van Heerden

Lessons learnt from Hurricane Katrina with Dr Ivor van Heerden

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