In the circular classical rotunda, visitors experience the horror of the hurricane itself through film footage from NASA's high definition satellite cameras which is projected onto the floor. It follows the path of Katrina so that the visitor can watch it build up between the 25th of August 2005 through the 30th, communicating all too terrifyingly the awesome power of the storm.
The Eye of the Hurricane
As filmed from a NASA satellite
As filmed from a NASA satellite
About Hurricanes Katrina
When Hurricanes Katrina and Rita pummeled Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas weeks apart, they left behind a path of destruction and human misery that can never be fully tallied. According to the AIA, the Gulf Coast region lost some 275,000 to 300,000 houses; the Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief and Economic Recovery Act asked that the state be provided $30 billion in tax exempt bond financing authority for rebuilding in the disaster area.
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