The little dog who broke a nation's heart was known as the "snowball".

Mary Foster, an Associated Press reporter, made the name of a small white dog, Snowball, famous for her coverage of the New Orleans Superdome in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.Pets were not allowed to board the buses when people were evacuated to the Superdome.

How did hurricanes turn pets into people?The plight of dogs and cats struck a nerve even for a nation that was grappling with the human tragedy of Katrina.The law that impels rescue agencies to save pets as well as people during natural disasters marked a turning point in our relationship with cats and dogs.

The animals that didn't die in the storm were left to fend for themselves.In the end, over 600,000 animals were killed or stranded.Many houses that sustained 6 to 15 feet of water were abandoned after the storm.

The eye of Hurricane Katrina passed east of the City but spared New Orleans the worst impact.The city was spared most of the wind damage and heavy rain that had been predicted.

The American Zoo and Aquarium Association reported that most of the fish were killed in the New Orleans Aquarium.The facility lost power and the staff had to leave.Air pumps are important for an aquarium.

Many animals have a natural instinct to hide when they are sick, injured or weak as a way to stay safe.Running off is an inherent way for animals who are in pain to hide their condition.

Fourteen years after the storm, New Orleans is still not back to normal.Although 90 percent of New Orleans's pre-storm population is back and much of the city has been rebuilt, neighborhoods such as the Lower Ninth Ward have not had the same amount of post-Katrina growth.

Hurricane Harvey was the costliest tropical storm of all time, causing $125 billion in damage, particularly in the city of New Orleans and the surrounding areas, and over 1,200 deaths.Impact.Out-of-state evacuees are counted by Louisiana.

New Orleans was under water up to the rooftops of houses because the levees collapsed.Most of the city's poor residents lived in a small part of New Orleans that was flooded.The residents didn't know the levees were unstable.

Birds that live on the ocean will stay in the eye of a storm until the storm passes over the coast and they can find refuge on land.Animals such as owls and snakes will dig down to escape the storm.

The Gulf Coast of the United States was struck by a storm early in the morning of August 29, 2005.When the storm made landfall, it had a Category 3 rating on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, with sustained winds of 100–140 miles per hour.

Over 1800 people lost their lives in New Orleans when the levees were breeched.It would be the most expensive natural disaster in U.S. history.The city of New Orleans was changed forever by the disaster.

The city has historically been vulnerable to flooding due to factors such as high rainfall, low lying elevation, poor natural drainage and location next to multiple bodies of water.The New Orleans metropolitan area has an estimated population of 1,275,762.

The levees around New Orleans failed.Levees prevent flooding in parts of New Orleans that are lower than sea level.The most destructive part of the storm was the flooding.

The worst is yet to come after more than 8 inches of rain flooded New Orleans.Many parts of the French Quarter are already flooded as Barry continues to crawl closer to the Big Easy, making for scenes that are familiar to many residents.

The state of emergency was responded to by the federal government.President Bush ordered 7,200 active-duty troops to assist with relief efforts after signing a $10.5 billion relief package.