Mesoscale News with Rebekah Jones

Mesoscale News with Rebekah Jones

Climate, Justice, and the world Katrina Left Behind

Marking 20 years.

Rebekah Jones's avatar
Rebekah Jones
Aug 29, 2025
∙ Paid
10
2
4
Share

At 11:10 AM CT on August 29, 2005, 120 mph (200 km/hour) winds battered the Mississippi coastline, bringing a record-breaking 28 foot storm surge with it, breaking the earlier record held by Hurricane Camille (1969) by almost four feet.

At 11:10 AM CT on August 29, 2005, I was 16 years old, dancing in the wind and rain of Hurricane Katrina as she made he…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Mesoscale News with Rebekah Jones to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Rebekah Jones
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture