Hurricane Katrina Poster

Hurricane Katrina (2005)
Part of the Global Warming Awareness Poster Series
Design by Gianluca Franzese

A city submerged. Lives stranded. The floodwaters didn’t just drown homes — they exposed a system already sinking.
This poster confronts the human and environmental devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, one of the deadliest storms in U.S. history and an early warning of climate chaos to come.

Stranded figures plead for help from rooftops as the rising flood surrounds them. Wave-like distortions and submerged reflections evoke the storm’s destructive force, while the design’s raw geometry amplifies the sense of collapse and desperation. The bold message — “Warning: Global Warming is Real. Earth Climate in Crisis.” — drives home the poster’s purpose: to keep this crisis in view, not as history, but as a pattern repeating.

It’s a visual record of a real climate disaster — an image designed to hold space for what happened, and what’s still happening.
Each piece is a reminder that these events didn’t come out of nowhere, and they won’t be the last — unless we remember.

Printed on synthetic 4533 press, this poster benefits from enhanced durability and color vibrancy. The synthetic 4533 press technology uses advanced printing techniques to ensure that the colors remain vivid and the material withstands various environmental conditions, making it ideal for long-term display and preservation.

Poster Size: 12 inches x 18 inches