Overview

• Netflix premiered the three‑episode Katrina: Contra viento y marea on August 27, directed by Spike Lee with Geeta Gandbhir and Samantha Knowles, featuring survivor testimonies.
• New releases on Disney+ and Apple TV+ join earlier works like Spike Lee’s HBO documentaries and the series Treme, underscoring Katrina’s lasting cultural imprint.
• Official accounts now place the death toll at about 1,392 and damages near $125 billion, with levee failures flooding roughly 80% of New Orleans.
• The National Hurricane Center reports storm surge reached 7 to 8 meters along parts of the Mississippi coast, compounding the devastation.
• Experts report no clear rise in hurricane numbers but stronger, faster‑intensifying storms fueled by warmer oceans, even as forecasting has improved since 2005.