How hurricane forecasting has changed since Katrina

The Brief

MIAMI - Hurricane Katrina remains etched in history as a devastating storm whose catastrophic surge triggered widespread flooding and a humanitarian crisis.

Since then, hurricane forecasting has undergone a dramatic transformation, and in the words of the National Hurricane Center, it has evolved "in almost every way imaginable."

How hurricane forecasting has changed since Hurricane Katrina

What they're saying:

Michael Brennan, the director of the National Hurricane Center, told LiveNOW from FOX that the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the 2005 hurricane season spurred the development of a whole new generation of hurricane forecasting modeling.

"All the tools we have are better now than they were 20 years ago," Brennan told LiveNOW from FOX. "We have better satellite