The Brief The devastation of Hurricane Katrina sparked sweeping changes in hurricane forecasting and emergency preparedness. 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 KatrinaFile: In this visible satellite image from NOAA, Hurricane Katrina is seen in the Gulf of Mexico August 28, 2005. (Photo by NOAA via Getty Images)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. Brennan told LiveNOW from FOX that researchers have additionally come a long way in forecasting storm surge, the magnitude of storm surge and how deep the water can get.