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20 years after Hurricane Katrina, is the U.S. better prepared? 

Forecasts have gotten better, but climate change and funding cuts may reverse the gains

A satellite image of Hurricane Katrina just before it makes landfall on the Gulf Coast.

Hurricane Katrina bears down on the U.S. Gulf Coast in August 2005.

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By Carolyn Gramling

In late August 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast.