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How Hurricane Katrina victims used Google Maps and Earth to monitor damage from afar

WBUR | By Amory Sivertson,

Ben Brock Johnson, Emily Jankowski

Published February 27, 2026 at 11:54 AM EST

The team from Endless Thread remembers back to the Hurricane Katrina disaster and talks with folks who used Google Maps and Google Earth to monitor their homes and neighborhoods, to check on damage from afar.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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Amory Sivertson

Ben Brock Johnson

Emily Jankowski