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This article is about the Atlantic hurricane of 2005. For other storms of the same name, see
Tropical Storm Katrina.
Hurricane Katrina
| Category 5 hurricane (SSHS) |
Hurricane Katrina near peak strength on August 28, 2005
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| Formed |
August 23, 2005 |
| Dissipated |
August 30, 2005 |
Highest
winds |
| 175 mph (280 km/h) (1-minute sustained) |
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| Lowest pressure |
902 mbar (hPa; 26.64 inHg) |
| Fatalities |
1,836 confirmed, 705 missing[1][2] |
| Damage |
$81.2 billion (2005 USD)
$88.5 billion (2010 USD)
(Costliest tropical cyclone in history) |
Areas
affected |
Bahamas, South Florida, Cuba, Louisiana (especially Greater New Orleans), Mississippi, Alabama, Florida Panhandle, most of eastern North America |
Part of the
2005 Atlantic hurricane season |
Hurricane Katrina
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General
Impact
Relief
Analysis
Other wikis
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.^ Katrina was also the deadliest United States hurricane since the 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane .- Hurricane Katrina - Weather Wiki 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC weather.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ NASA - Hurricane Season 2005: Katrina .- NASA - Hurricane Season 2005: Katrina 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.nasa.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ This made Katrina the deadliest United States hurricane since the 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane .- Hurricane Katrina - Weather Wiki 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC weather.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[5] .^ Because of this pressure measurement, Katrina was officially the fourth strongest Atlantic hurricane on record at the time, only for hurricanes Rita and Wilma to surpass it later in the season.- Hurricane Katrina - Weather Wiki 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC weather.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Also, Katrina was the sixth strongest storm ever recorded in the Atlantic basin, as well as the third strongest hurricane that made landfall in the United States.- Hurricane Katrina - Weather Wiki 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC weather.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hurricane Katrina is one of the most powerful and destructive storms on record for the Atlantic Basin.- NASA - Hurricane Season 2005: Katrina 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.nasa.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
- NASA - Hurricane Season 2005: Katrina 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.nasa.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Since leaving Florida, Hurricane Katrina has been left alone in the open Gulf of Mexico.- Hurricane Katrina Archives - Geoff Fox - My Permanent Record 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.geofffox.com [Source type: General]
^ Katrina formed in the Bahamas on August 23, and headed west, striking southern Florida as a Category 1 hurricane.- Hurricane Katrina - Weather Wiki 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC weather.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hurricane Katrina hits Category 5 .- Hurricane Katrina: News & Videos about Hurricane Katrina - CNN.com 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC topics.edition.cnn.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina: News & Videos about Hurricane Katrina - CNN.com 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC topics.cnn.com [Source type: News]
.^ On Monday morning when the eyewall made landfall over the United States, it was again a Category 4 storm.- NASA - Hurricane Season 2005: Katrina 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.nasa.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
- NASA - Hurricane Season 2005: Katrina 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.nasa.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Katrina making landfall in Louisiana.- Hurricane Katrina - Weather Wiki 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC weather.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Monday, August 29 .- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Think Progress » KATRINA TIMELINE 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC thinkprogress.org [Source type: News]
.^ Americans not living along the Gulf Coast, .- First Draft: Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.first-draft.com [Source type: General]
^ New Orleans and elsewhere along the Gulf Coast, they were fatally slow to realize they had not mustered enough resources to deal with the unprecedented disaster.- George W. Bush: Hurricane Katrina - SourceWatch 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.sourcewatch.org [Source type: News]
^ The extreme intensity that Hurricane Katrina reached before landfall on the Gulf Coast, as well as its size, meant that its storm surge was consistent with a more powerful storm.- Hurricane Katrina News, Victims, Survivor Stories, Pictures, Information & Articles; Updated Daily 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.hurricanekatrinanews.org [Source type: News]
.^ New Orleans and the wetlands of Southern Louisiana.- Library | Natural Hazards Center 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.colorado.edu [Source type: Academic]
^ We all failed New Orleans.- Hurricane Katrina | NewsBusters.org 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC newsbusters.org [Source type: News]
^ They did not fail in New Orleans.
[6] .^ Approximately 80 percent of the city was flooded.- Hurricane Katrina News, Victims, Survivor Stories, Pictures, Information & Articles; Updated Daily 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.hurricanekatrinanews.org [Source type: News]
^ In the two and a half weeks that had passed since Hurricane Katrina flooded the city, pumps had been working nonstop to return the water to Lake Pontchartrain.- NASA - Hurricane Season 2005: Katrina 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.nasa.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
- NASA - Hurricane Season 2005: Katrina 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.nasa.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Most of the city of New Orleans was flooded (approximately 80% of the city was underwater after the hurricane), as the breached drainage and nagivation canals allowed water to flow from the lake into low areas of the city, as well as Saint Bernard Parish.- Hurricane Katrina - Weather Wiki 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC weather.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[6] .^ Major damage to lower floors of all structures located less than 15 ft above sea level and within 500 yards of the shoreline occurs and massive evacuation of residential areas on low ground within 5-10 miles (8-16 km) of the shoreline may be required.- NASA - Hurricane Season 2005: Katrina 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.nasa.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
- NASA - Hurricane Season 2005: Katrina 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.nasa.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In a matter of hours, Hurricane Katrina caused billions of dollars in property damage.- Hurricane Katrina: News & Videos about Hurricane Katrina - CNN.com 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC topics.edition.cnn.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina: News & Videos about Hurricane Katrina - CNN.com 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC topics.cnn.com [Source type: News]
^ The terrible destruction of the storm surge produced by Hurricane Katrina is evident throughout Mississippi, from Pascagoula to Waveland, taking its toll in loss of life and property damage.
.^ Katrina was also the deadliest United States hurricane since the 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane .- Hurricane Katrina - Weather Wiki 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC weather.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hurricane San Felipe and the Okeechobee Flood (1928) .
^ This made Katrina the deadliest United States hurricane since the 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane .- Hurricane Katrina - Weather Wiki 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC weather.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Hurricane Katrina is the most costly natural catastrophe in U.S. history.- Louisiana Law Blog: Hurricane Katrina : Kean Miller : Louisiana Lawyers, Attorneys & Law Firm 16 September 2009 23:25 UTC www.louisianalawblog.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ A look at fundamentalism and natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina.
^ Hurricane Katrina: DOD disaster response .- Library | Natural Hazards Center 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.colorado.edu [Source type: Academic]
Preliminary damage estimates were well in excess of $100 billion, eclipsing many times the damage wrought by
Hurricane Andrew in 1992."
[7]
.^ Army Corps' failure to maintain the levee system protecting the city.- First Draft: Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.first-draft.com [Source type: General]
^ After 2003 the Army Corps of Engineers sharply slowed its flood-control work, including work on sinking levees.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
^ US Army Corp of Engineers, 11/8/2004, pp.
.^ The city of New Orleans is in a state of devastation.
^ FEMA DIRECTOR RESIGNS: FEMA head Michael Brown resigns.- Think Progress » KATRINA TIMELINE 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC thinkprogress.org [Source type: News]
^ Hurricane Katrina made landfall, FEMA director Michael Brown resigns.
.^ Katrina's path from the National Hurricane Center .- Hurricane Katrina News, Victims, Survivor Stories, Pictures, Information & Articles; Updated Daily 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.hurricanekatrinanews.org [Source type: News]
^ Throughout 2004–2007 a housing boom along with a series of hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico combined to create a shortage of drywall in the United States.- Louisiana Law Blog: Hurricane Katrina : Kean Miller : Louisiana Lawyers, Attorneys & Law Firm 16 September 2009 23:25 UTC www.louisianalawblog.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The National Hurricane Center (part of the NOAA National Weather Service) accurately predicted and tracked the size, scale, and path of Hurricane Katrina.
[8]
.^ The fact that, four years on, countless thousands of residents are still displaced is a manmade disaster.- Hurricane Katrina | Unitarian Universalist Service Committee 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.uusc.org [Source type: General]
^ And then there were the thousands of displaced residents, many still trapped in their houses, shelters, the overwhelming sense of lawlessness, rising anger and desperation.
^ As the human residents continue to rebuild after last years Hurricane Rita, feathered visitors to southwest Louisiana will find a bounty of food resources this winter....- Hurricane Katrina Coverage 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC deltafarmpress.com [Source type: General]
.^ American Red Cross - Louisiana Capital Area Chapter: http://www.batonrouge.redcross.org/ " The Red Cross need for more volunteers is enormous.- Hurricane Katrina Information Resources - Cavan McCarthy - SLIS/LSU - School of Library and Information Science - Louisiana State University 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.lsu.edu [Source type: General]
^ Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Coast: Mitigation assessment team report, building rerformance observations, recommendations, and technical guidance .- Library | Natural Hazards Center 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.colorado.edu [Source type: Academic]
^ The Institute of Southern Studies' Gulf Coast Reconstruction Watch released a one-year anniversary report.- Hurricane Katrina Resources 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.nhi.org [Source type: News]
[9]
Meteorological history
.^ Hurricane Katrina: August 23-31, 2005 .- Library | Natural Hazards Center 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.colorado.edu [Source type: Academic]
^ Katrina formed in the Bahamas on August 23, and headed west, striking southern Florida as a Category 1 hurricane.- Hurricane Katrina - Weather Wiki 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC weather.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ September 15, 2005 at 02:23 PM in Hurricane Katrina .
.^ I want to be wrong about Hurricane Katrina."- Hurricane Katrina Archives - Geoff Fox - My Permanent Record 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.geofffox.com [Source type: General]
^ Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the Mississippi Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005.- Hurricane Katrina 4th Anniversary: Loads of Hope - Velveteen Mind 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.velveteenmind.com [Source type: General]
- Velveteen Mind: Hurricane Katrina Series 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.velveteenmind.com [Source type: General]
^ Since leaving Florida, Hurricane Katrina has been left alone in the open Gulf of Mexico.- Hurricane Katrina Archives - Geoff Fox - My Permanent Record 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.geofffox.com [Source type: General]
[5]
.^ The storm strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane just before it made landfall along the Miami-Dade and Broward county line between Hallandale Beach and North Miami Beach.
^ The extreme intensity that Hurricane Katrina reached before landfall on the Gulf Coast, as well as its size, meant that its storm surge was consistent with a more powerful storm.- Hurricane Katrina News, Victims, Survivor Stories, Pictures, Information & Articles; Updated Daily 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.hurricanekatrinanews.org [Source type: News]
^ Gas prices fell for the first time in nine days after two powerful hurricanes entered the Gulf of Mexico and smashed through the heart of the nation's oil infrastructure, but questions lingered about when production would be restored.- Hurricane Katrina: News & Videos about Hurricane Katrina - CNN.com 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC topics.cnn.com [Source type: News]
.^ Fed by unusually warm waters in the central gulf, Katrina easily pumped itself up to a Category 5 monster, with top winds approaching 175 mph .
^ The storm, which is in the process of strengthening as it passes over the warm waters of the Gulf Stream, is forecast to become a Category 1 hurricane by the time it makes landfall.- NASA - Hurricane Season 2005: Katrina 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.nasa.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
- NASA - Hurricane Season 2005: Katrina 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.nasa.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Instead, the scatterometer provides a nice picture of the relative wind speeds within the storm and shows wind direction.- NASA - Hurricane Season 2005: Katrina 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.nasa.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
- NASA - Hurricane Season 2005: Katrina 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.nasa.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[10] .^ The outlook also calls for a seasonal total of 18-21 tropical storms, with 9-11 becoming hurricanes, and 5-7 of these becoming major hurricanes [categories 3-4-5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale].- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
^ Permalink Hurricane Katrina has grown to 160 mph or Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale.- Hurricane Katrina Archives - Geoff Fox - My Permanent Record 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.geofffox.com [Source type: General]
^ Katrina is a Category 3 storm, predicted to become Category 4.- FactCheck.org: Katrina: What Happened When 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.factcheck.org [Source type: News]
An
eyewall replacement cycle disrupted the intensification, but caused the storm to nearly double in size.
.^ Morning August 28, 2005: FEMA’s National Situation Update Focuses on Preparations for Hurricane Katrina .
^ In Issues and Politics on August 28, 2007 at 2:55 pm Hurricane Katrina hit two years ago tomorrow.
^ McCain was on Face the Nation on August 28, 2005, as Katrina gathered in the Gulf Coast.- John McCain's Miserable Record on Hurricane Katrina | Mother Jones 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC motherjones.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Maximum sustained winds are around 145 mph.
^ Hurricane Katrina churned through Florida's densely populated southeastern coast Thursday with sustained winds of 80 mph and lashing rain.
^ Fed by unusually warm waters in the central gulf, Katrina easily pumped itself up to a Category 5 monster, with top winds approaching 175 mph .
.^ Hurricane Katrina Pictures- 1 year later .
^ Now Katrina is in the Gulf of Mexico and intensifying.- Hurricane Katrina Archives - Geoff Fox - My Permanent Record 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.geofffox.com [Source type: General]
^ Mental health and recovery in the Gulf Coast after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.- Library | Natural Hazards Center 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.colorado.edu [Source type: Academic]
[5]
.^ Katrina had made landfall shortly after 6 a.m.- Hurricane Katrina Information - Resources for Postal Workers 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.postalreporter.com [Source type: News]
^ Katrina made landfall Aug.- Hurricane Katrina - The New Editor 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.theneweditor.com [Source type: News]
^ The next 25 summaries are related to Hurricane Katrina which made landfall near New Orleans, LA on August 29, 2005 .- Hurricane Katrina � 2005 GOM 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC www.mms.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ After making landfall in Louisiana, Katrina made landfall in Mississippi near the stateline as a 120 mph Category 3 hurricane on August 29.- Hurricane Katrina - Weather Wiki 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC weather.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In Louisiana, Katrina made landfall on August 29 near Buras, Louisiana, as a Category 3 hurricane with 125 mph winds.- Hurricane Katrina - Weather Wiki 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC weather.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Katrina crashed into southern Louisiana as a Category 4 storm Monday morning with maximum sustained winds near 140 mph.
.^ Hurricane force winds could be felt 105 miles out from the center.
^ The extreme intensity that Hurricane Katrina reached before landfall on the Gulf Coast, as well as its size, meant that its storm surge was consistent with a more powerful storm.- Hurricane Katrina News, Victims, Survivor Stories, Pictures, Information & Articles; Updated Daily 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.hurricanekatrinanews.org [Source type: News]
^ While Hurricane Katrinas fury sidestepped Louisianas crawfish acreage, centered in the southwest section of the state, the storms aftermath is likely to severely disrupt the industrys economy....- Hurricane Katrina Coverage 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC deltafarmpress.com [Source type: General]
.^ After landfall in Louisiana, Katrina made its third and final landfall near the Louisiana/Mississippi border as a Category 3 hurricane with 120 mph winds.- Hurricane Katrina - Weather Wiki 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC weather.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ After making landfall in Louisiana, Katrina made landfall in Mississippi near the stateline as a 120 mph Category 3 hurricane on August 29.- Hurricane Katrina - Weather Wiki 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC weather.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In Louisiana, Katrina made landfall on August 29 near Buras, Louisiana, as a Category 3 hurricane with 125 mph winds.- Hurricane Katrina - Weather Wiki 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC weather.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[5]
.^ Well, we are a lot more than all that.- Hurricane Katrina Information Resources - Cavan McCarthy - SLIS/LSU - School of Library and Information Science - Louisiana State University 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.lsu.edu [Source type: General]
- Kathryn Cramer: Hurricane Katrina 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.kathryncramer.com [Source type: General]
^ After its final landfall, Katrina maintained hurricane intensity well inland in Mississippi, finally losing hurricane strength 150 miles inland near Meridian, Mississippi.- Hurricane Katrina - Weather Wiki 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC weather.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Read more from this blogger: Hurricane Katrina .
.^ When Katrina was near Clarksville, Tennessee, it was downgraded to a tropical depression.- Hurricane Katrina - Weather Wiki 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC weather.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Great Lakes region a day later.
^ Katrina was downgraded to a tropical depression Tuesday.
.^ Katrina then became extratropical , and moved rapidly to the northeast, affecting Ontario and Quebec as an extratropical system.- Hurricane Katrina - Weather Wiki 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC weather.wikia.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ After striking the Gulf Coast as a Category 4 hurricane, Katrina was later downgraded to a tropical storm as it passed through eastern Mississippi, moving north at 21 mph.
[5]
Preparations
Federal government
.^ Friday, August 26, 2005 .- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
^ Friday, August 26 .- Think Progress » KATRINA TIMELINE 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC thinkprogress.org [Source type: News]
^ Well, on Friday evening, August 26, 2005, two-and-a-half days before the storm’s landfall, my Katrina coverage was Instalanched .- The Irish Trojan’s Blog » Hurricane Katrina 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.brendanloy.com [Source type: General]
.^ Now Katrina is in the Gulf of Mexico and intensifying.- Hurricane Katrina Archives - Geoff Fox - My Permanent Record 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.geofffox.com [Source type: General]
^ Katrina is a Category 3 storm, predicted to become Category 4.- FactCheck.org: Katrina: What Happened When 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.factcheck.org [Source type: News]
^ The extreme intensity that Hurricane Katrina reached before landfall on the Gulf Coast, as well as its size, meant that its storm surge was consistent with a more powerful storm.- Hurricane Katrina News, Victims, Survivor Stories, Pictures, Information & Articles; Updated Daily 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.hurricanekatrinanews.org [Source type: News]
.^ It headed toward the Mississippi coast.
^ As was the case with Katrina, this storm has formed over the Bahamas and is moving toward Florida.- Hurricane Katrina Archives - Geoff Fox - My Permanent Record 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.geofffox.com [Source type: General]
^ The coasts of Alabama and Mississippi really took the brunt of Hurricane Katrina.- Hurricane Katrina Archives - Geoff Fox - My Permanent Record 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.geofffox.com [Source type: General]
[11][12] .^ New Orleans mending after Hurricane Katrina .- Hurricane Katrina Coverage 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC deltafarmpress.com [Source type: General]
^ New Orleans and the wetlands of Southern Louisiana.- Library | Natural Hazards Center 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.colorado.edu [Source type: Academic]
^ William, Louisiana to New Orleans to all surrounding areas.- The Secret History of Hurricane Katrina | Mother Jones 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC motherjones.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ In Louisiana, in Mississippi and in Alabama, the damage is immense.- CNN.com - Transcripts 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Saturday, August 27 .- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Think Progress » KATRINA TIMELINE 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC thinkprogress.org [Source type: News]
^ The hurricane struck the Gulf Coast on August 29, with catastrophic effects in parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.- Effects of Hurricane Katrina on BLS Employment and Unemployment Data Collection and Estimation 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.bls.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ That was more than expected.- Hurricane Katrina Archives - Geoff Fox - My Permanent Record 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.geofffox.com [Source type: General]
^ By and large, more than any major city in the United States, New Orleans is unprepared for a disaster from a hurricane.
^ Yet, when we stumble and fall, he sometimes becomes more discouraged than expected.- Velveteen Mind: Hurricane Katrina Series 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.velveteenmind.com [Source type: General]
[13] .^ At least seven bodies were scattered outside the convention center, a staging area for those rescued from rooftops, attics and highways.
^ The Expo Center is the staging area for all Louisiana animals rescued from Hurricane Katrina.- Katrina Blog | Katrina Blog, Katrina Information, Devastating Impact Of Hurricane, Buy Hurricane Shutters, Best Kind Of Hurricane Shutters 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC katrinablog.org [Source type: General]
[14] .^ New Orleans mending after Hurricane Katrina .- Hurricane Katrina Coverage 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC deltafarmpress.com [Source type: General]
^ The hurricane struck the Gulf Coast on August 29, with catastrophic effects in parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.- Effects of Hurricane Katrina on BLS Employment and Unemployment Data Collection and Estimation 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.bls.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the Mississippi Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005.- Hurricane Katrina 4th Anniversary: Loads of Hope - Velveteen Mind 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.velveteenmind.com [Source type: General]
- Velveteen Mind: Hurricane Katrina Series 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.velveteenmind.com [Source type: General]
[15]
.^ And forecasters said for days before Katrina made landfall that it could be a Category 4 hurricane.- CNN.com - The latest on�Katrina's aftermath - Sep 13, 2005 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC edition.cnn.com [Source type: News]
^ Alabama Gov. Bob Riley declares a state of emergency.- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
^ In Louisiana, in Mississippi and in Alabama, the damage is immense.- CNN.com - Transcripts 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]
[16] .^ In 1999, the Senate of the State of Louisiana issued a resolution to authorize and to urge the governor of
Louisiana to support the development of the Comprehensive Hurricane Protection Plan for Coastal Louisiana by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide continuous hurricane protection from Morgan City to the Mississippi border. Senate of the State of Louisiana, House Concurrent Resolution No.
^ The hurricane center warned of destructive winds along the Gulf Coast from the Florida-Alabama border, through Mississippi and west into Louisiana, and said Katrina could bring up to 15 inches of rain.
^ "We are monitoring Tropical Storm Ophelia's approach and are in close contact with the National Hurricane Center and the states that could be impacted."- CNN.com - The latest on�Katrina's aftermath - Sep 13, 2005 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC edition.cnn.com [Source type: News]
[5]
.^ Max Mayfield, director of the U.S. National Hurricane Center, described Katrina as a "perfect" hurricane.
^ State/For_forecasting_chief.shtml National Hurricane Center Director Max Mayfield briefs President Bush] during a video conference call .- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
^ Hurricane Katrina continues to be my concern.- Hurricane Katrina Archives - Geoff Fox - My Permanent Record 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.geofffox.com [Source type: General]
.^ I am in Gulfport right now and I can tell you that it is bad.- Hurricane Katrina Aftermath on the Mississipppi Gulf Coast Photo Gallery by insurancepi at pbase.com 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: General]
^ They are very, very sober right now.- CNN.com - Transcripts 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]
^ You can't just drop this on a state now."- First Draft: Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC www.first-draft.com [Source type: General]
[17]
.^ Sunday, August 28 .- Think Progress » KATRINA TIMELINE 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC thinkprogress.org [Source type: News]
^ First, Katrina was larger than most.- Hurricane Katrina News, Victims, Survivor Stories, Pictures, Information & Articles; Updated Daily 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.hurricanekatrinanews.org [Source type: News]
^ The extreme intensity that Hurricane Katrina reached before landfall on the Gulf Coast, as well as its size, meant that its storm surge was consistent with a more powerful storm.- Hurricane Katrina News, Victims, Survivor Stories, Pictures, Information & Articles; Updated Daily 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.hurricanekatrinanews.org [Source type: News]
.^ The city of New Orleans is in a state of devastation.
^ The Baton Rouge Office of Emergency Preparation has this list available in the Baton Rouge area."- Hurricane Katrina Information Resources - Cavan McCarthy - SLIS/LSU - School of Library and Information Science - Louisiana State University 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.lsu.edu [Source type: General]
^ So if you fly them in to Baton Rouge, say - you have to have transport to get them to New Orleans.- Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..: Hurricane Katrina Archives 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.thedonovan.com [Source type: Original source]
[18] .^ Bush has arrived in New Orleans.- First Draft: Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.first-draft.com [Source type: General]
^ A mandatory evacuation is ordered for Hancock County.- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
^ Louisiana governor calls for evacuation of New Orleans .
(Per page 235 of Special Report of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs)
[19]
.^ In Louisiana, in Mississippi and in Alabama, the damage is immense.- CNN.com - Transcripts 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Evacuations were also ordered in Alabama and Mississippi.- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
^ The storm's daylong rampage claims lives and ravages property in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, where coastal areas remained under several feet of water.- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
.^ A mandatory evacuation is ordered for Hancock County.- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
^ A majority of its half a million residents have been evacuated.
^ A mandatory evacuation was ordered while governments drained the city, repaired levees, and restored critical infrastructure.- URPL 969 - Applied GIS Workshop: Rethinking New Orleans After Hurricane Katrina 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC coastal.lic.wisc.edu [Source type: News]
[5]
Investigation of State of Emergency declaration
.^ Posted on September 26, 2005 .
^ FEMA director Michael Brown .- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
^ September 26, 2005 - 08:51 .- Hurricane Katrina | NewsBusters.org 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC newsbusters.org [Source type: General]
.^ The same day Blanco asked Bush to declare an emergency he did (August 27).- John McCain's Miserable Record on Hurricane Katrina | Mother Jones 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC motherjones.com [Source type: Original source]
^ President Bush declares a state of emergency for Louisiana and Mississippi.- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
^ The Army Corps of Engineers, rushing to meet President Bush's promise to protect New Orleans by the start of the 2006 hurricane season...
[20] .^ In Louisiana, in Mississippi and in Alabama, the damage is immense.- CNN.com - Transcripts 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]
^ This includes portions of several Louisiana parishes in and around the city of New Orleans, and portions of several Mississippi counties in and around the cities of Gulfport and Biloxi.- Effects of Hurricane Katrina on BLS Employment and Unemployment Data Collection and Estimation 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.bls.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Attempts to contact respondentsby both telephone and personal visitswere made in all other areas, including the remaining parishes in Louisiana and the Gulf Coast areas of Alabama and Mississippi.- Effects of Hurricane Katrina on BLS Employment and Unemployment Data Collection and Estimation 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.bls.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[22]) Brown testified that this was because Louisiana
Governor Blanco had not included those parishes in her initial request for aid, a decision that he found "shocking." After the hearing, Blanco released a copy of her letter, which showed she had requested assistance for "all the southeastern parishes [but not by name] including the New Orleans Metropolitan area and the mid state Interstate I-49 corridor and northern parishes along the I-20 corridor that are accepting [evacuated citizens]."
[23]
Gulf Coast
Radar image of Hurricane Katrina making landfall in Louisiana
.^ The National Guard had been activated to help with storm preparations, he said.- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
^ "We are monitoring Tropical Storm Ophelia's approach and are in close contact with the National Hurricane Center and the states that could be impacted."- CNN.com - The latest on�Katrina's aftermath - Sep 13, 2005 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC edition.cnn.com [Source type: News]
^ Andrew and Katrina both overwhelmed State and local responders, but the Federal response to Katrina was greatly improved due to better preparations prior to landfall.
.^ Operating emergency shelter for evacuated animals.
^ The State of Emergency allows state resources to be deployed to assist local governments.- Tropical Storm - Hurricane - Katrina - Mississippi 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.disastercenter.com [Source type: News]
^ The following is copied verbatim from their plan, page 5: "The initial actions of prevention, mitigation, preparedness, and response and recovery operations are conducted by the local government.- John McCain's Miserable Record on Hurricane Katrina | Mother Jones 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC motherjones.com [Source type: Original source]
By 7:00 p.m.
.^ A mandatory evacuation is ordered for Hancock County.- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
^ A mandatory evacuation was ordered while governments drained the city, repaired levees, and restored critical infrastructure.- URPL 969 - Applied GIS Workshop: Rethinking New Orleans After Hurricane Katrina 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC coastal.lic.wisc.edu [Source type: News]
^ August 28, 2005 - SCHOOL CLOSINGS ANNOUNCED Jackson – The following school districts will be closed Monday and possibly Tuesday: Forrest County: Forrest County, Hattiesburg & Petal school districts.- Tropical Storm - Hurricane - Katrina - Mississippi 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.disastercenter.com [Source type: News]
.^ There are 42 shelters open and an additional 39 shelters are on standby if needed.- Tropical Storm - Hurricane - Katrina - Mississippi 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.disastercenter.com [Source type: News]
^ Additional shelters statewide are still on standby if needed.- Tropical Storm - Hurricane - Katrina - Mississippi 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.disastercenter.com [Source type: News]
^ The Commission acted quickly to facilitate the resumption of communications services in the affected areas and to authorize the use of temporary communications services for use by emergency personnel and evacuees in shelters.
[8] .^ "Northcom started planning before the storm even hit.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
^ Evacuation planning and engineering for Hurricane Katrina.- Library | Natural Hazards Center 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.colorado.edu [Source type: Academic]
^ After flames swept through the area on winds of up to 50 miles per hour, residents say they expected their insurance companies to live up to coverage promises and pay the full cost to rebuild.- Bloomberg.com: Bloomberg Markets Magazine 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC www.bloomberg.com [Source type: News]
.^ New Orleans-area schools start assessing structural damage .- CNN.com - The latest on�Katrina's aftermath - Sep 13, 2005 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC edition.cnn.com [Source type: News]
^ New Orleans evacuations under way .- Hurricane Katrina: News & Videos about Hurricane Katrina - CNN.com 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC topics.edition.cnn.com [Source type: News]
^ Pumps begin to drain New Orleans .- Hurricane Katrina: News & Videos about Hurricane Katrina - CNN.com 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC topics.edition.cnn.com [Source type: News]
[24]
.^ People who had evacuated to the homes of relatives or hotels are moving in because they're out of money or want to be closer to what is left of their homes.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
^ Because the court may be unable to verify electronic service of pleadings filed with the court for several days, they are advising all counsel of record to serve opposing counsel via U.S. Mail.- Louisiana Law Blog: Hurricane Katrina : Kean Miller : Louisiana Lawyers, Attorneys & Law Firm 16 September 2009 23:25 UTC www.louisianalawblog.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Not because we're being stiffed - but because, in the end, they will end up with the long term bills, and because they are going to get hit with the costs of maintaining any long-term facilities that get established for the true hard-luck cases.- Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..: Hurricane Katrina Archives 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.thedonovan.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ The extreme intensity that Hurricane Katrina reached before landfall on the Gulf Coast, as well as its size, meant that its storm surge was consistent with a more powerful storm.- Hurricane Katrina News, Victims, Survivor Stories, Pictures, Information & Articles; Updated Daily 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.hurricanekatrinanews.org [Source type: News]
^ As soon as the storm went through, and the refineries and supply lines went down, the story changed to Katrina and the rising gas prices, and the devastating economic impact.- Hurricane Katrina | NewsBusters.org 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC newsbusters.org [Source type: General]
^ Tourists on the Gulf Coast scrambled to join the mass exodus but many were left trapped as rental cars were snapped up quickly.
[25] .^ The National Hurricane Center warns that "some levees in the greater New Orleans area could be overtopped."- FactCheck.org: Katrina: What Happened When 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.factcheck.org [Source type: News]
^ What do New Orleans residents want in their neighborhoods?- Hurricane Katrina Resources 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.nhi.org [Source type: News]
^ He was not from New Orleans and decided not to leave during the storm.
[26]
.^ Sunday, August 28 .- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Think Progress » KATRINA TIMELINE 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC thinkprogress.org [Source type: News]
^ We have reporters up and down the Gulf Coast.- CNN.com - Transcripts 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Rebuilding electrical infrastructure along the Gulf Coast: A case study.- Library | Natural Hazards Center 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.colorado.edu [Source type: Academic]
[27] .^ Mississippi damaged by Hurricane Katrina.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
^ MISSISSIPPI STATE, Miss., Mississippi producers suffering losses from Hurricane Katrina can apply for a portion of the $170 million in disaster assistance made available by the U.S. Department of Agriculture....- Hurricane Katrina Coverage 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC deltafarmpress.com [Source type: General]
^ Katrina kills 50 in one Mississippi county, CNN.com , August 30, 2005, http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/29/hurricane.katrina . See also U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Hurricane Katrina DHS SITREP #8, August 30, 2005, 3 (Widespread flooding has also been reported across coastal Mississippi and Alabama).
[5]
City of New Orleans
.^ Infuriatingly, money that was to be used to fortify the levees near New Orleans was also diverted to pay for the Iraq misadventure.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
^ The National Hurricane Center warns that "some levees in the greater New Orleans area could be overtopped."- FactCheck.org: Katrina: What Happened When 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.factcheck.org [Source type: News]
^ The National Weather Service New Orleans office issues a flash flood warning stating there had been a breach in the Industrial Canal levee with 3 to 8 feet of water expected in the 9th Ward and Arabi.- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
Vertical scale exaggerated.
By August 26, the possibility of unprecedented cataclysm was already being considered.
.^ An earlier projected path had Katrina directly striking New Orleans, some of which lies 20 feet below sea level.
^ Now…Katrina hit miles and miles from here.
^ Katrina turned New Orleans .- The Secret History of Hurricane Katrina | Mother Jones 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC motherjones.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ New Orleans mending after Hurricane Katrina .- Hurricane Katrina Coverage 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC deltafarmpress.com [Source type: General]
^ Organizing for the right of return to New Orleans .- Hurricane Katrina Resources -- National Housing Institute 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.nhi.org [Source type: News]
^ In fact, local, state, and federal officials had predicted for years that a Category 4 hurricane could breach the levees and flood New Orleans.- CNN.com - The latest on�Katrina's aftermath - Sep 13, 2005 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC edition.cnn.com [Source type: News]
[29]At a news conference at 10 a.m. on August 28, shortly after Katrina was upgraded to a Category 5 storm, New Orleans mayor
Ray Nagin ordered the first-ever
mandatory evacuation of the city, calling Katrina "a storm that most of us have long feared."
[30] The city government also established several "refuges of last resort" for citizens who could not leave the city, including the massive
Louisiana Superdome, which sheltered approximately 26,000 people and provided them with food and water for several days as the storm came ashore.
[31]Florida
.^ It will happen to Miami one of these days too.- Occam's Razor: Hurricane Katrina Tag Archive 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.occams-razor.info [Source type: Original source]
^ "How many people have to lose their lives?"- CNN.com - The latest on�Katrina's aftermath - Sep 13, 2005 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC edition.cnn.com [Source type: News]
^ When Katrina hit South Florida people wrote it off as a minimal hurricane.- Hurricane Katrina Archives - Geoff Fox - My Permanent Record 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.geofffox.com [Source type: General]
.^ Hurricane Katrina: August 23-31, 2005 .- Library | Natural Hazards Center 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.colorado.edu [Source type: Academic]
^ Hurricane Katrina as a predictable surprise.- Library | Natural Hazards Center 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.colorado.edu [Source type: Academic]
^ The storm strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane just before it made landfall along the Miami-Dade and Broward county line between Hallandale Beach and North Miami Beach.
[5]
.^ Governor Haley Barbour declared a State of Emergency for Mississippi due to Hurricane Katrina.- Tropical Storm - Hurricane - Katrina - Mississippi 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.disastercenter.com [Source type: News]
^ CNN reports: Katrina—state of emergency .- Library | Natural Hazards Center 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.colorado.edu [Source type: Academic]
^ But as Hurricane Katrina lashed the states coast and moved inland, producers took shelter and hoped for the best.- Hurricane Katrina Coverage 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC deltafarmpress.com [Source type: General]
.^ August 28, 2005 - SCHOOL CLOSINGS ANNOUNCED Jackson – The following school districts will be closed Monday and possibly Tuesday: Forrest County: Forrest County, Hattiesburg & Petal school districts.- Tropical Storm - Hurricane - Katrina - Mississippi 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.disastercenter.com [Source type: News]
^ Hancock County schools will be closed Monday and Tuesday.- Tropical Storm - Hurricane - Katrina - Mississippi 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.disastercenter.com [Source type: News]
^ The city also evacuated 400 special needs residents to the state shelter and then opened the Superdome at 8 a.m.
.^ A mandatory evacuation was ordered while governments drained the city, repaired levees, and restored critical infrastructure.- URPL 969 - Applied GIS Workshop: Rethinking New Orleans After Hurricane Katrina 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC coastal.lic.wisc.edu [Source type: News]
^ For more information on Hurricane Katrina and school district closings, listen to your local Mississippi Public Radio station Augusst 28, 2005 - MISSISSIPPIANS URGED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS FOR HURRICANE KATRINA Jackson, MS – Six Mississippi counties issued either mandatory or voluntary evacuation orders Saturday or today.- Tropical Storm - Hurricane - Katrina - Mississippi 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.disastercenter.com [Source type: News]
^ The Census Bureau attempted to contact sample households in the storm-affected states except for households in areas under mandatory evacuation orders.- Effects of Hurricane Katrina on BLS Employment and Unemployment Data Collection and Estimation 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.bls.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[32]
Impact
In Katrina's Wake - short film by
NASA
.^ New Orleans mending after Hurricane Katrina .- Hurricane Katrina Coverage 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC deltafarmpress.com [Source type: General]
^ New Orleans tries to plug breaches .- Hurricane Katrina: News & Videos about Hurricane Katrina - CNN.com 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC topics.cnn.com [Source type: News]
^ Katrina turned New Orleans .- The Secret History of Hurricane Katrina | Mother Jones 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC motherjones.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Officials and area residents -- millions of whom fled for higher ground -- had been concerned the storm would cause flooding that would overwhelm the city's system of levees and pumps.
^ The NSF report says "these three levee failures were likely caused by failures in the foundation soils underlying the levees."- FactCheck.org: Katrina: What Happened When 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.factcheck.org [Source type: News]
^ On Wednesday June 20, 2007, the Army Corps of Engineers released its long anticipated 100 year flood maps for various parts of the New Orleans metro area.- Louisiana Law Blog: Hurricane Katrina : Kean Miller : Louisiana Lawyers, Attorneys & Law Firm 16 September 2009 23:25 UTC www.louisianalawblog.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[33] Not mentioned were the flood gates that were not closed.
.^ Unified command and the state-federal response to Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi.- Library | Natural Hazards Center 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.colorado.edu [Source type: Academic]
^ A look at fundamentalism and natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina.
^ The coasts of Alabama and Mississippi really took the brunt of Hurricane Katrina.- Hurricane Katrina Archives - Geoff Fox - My Permanent Record 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.geofffox.com [Source type: General]
.^ Mississippi damaged by Hurricane Katrina.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
^ Simply the damage from this pre-Katrina hurricane will take billions to repair.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
^ Shortly after Hurricane Katrina did her savage business, Terry Francl estimated immediate losses to agriculture would reach $2 billion.- Hurricane Katrina Coverage 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC deltafarmpress.com [Source type: General]
[5][34]
.^ Louisiana Death Toll Jumps to 279 .- CNN.com - The latest on�Katrina's aftermath - Sep 13, 2005 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC edition.cnn.com [Source type: News]
^ May 19, 2006 .- Hurricane Katrina Coverage 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC deltafarmpress.com [Source type: General]
^ Mississippi Death Toll Hits 126 .
[1][2][35] .^ Camille, which just missed New Orleans but devastated parts of Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama, killing more than 250 people.
^ Their duties were made even more challenging by the destruction of medical, dental and other records, and the inability of many people to accurately determine whether those people they sought were dead or missing.
^ In the wake of two hurricanes, many Louisiana industries, businesses, and citizens are left with a monumental task of cleaning up the damages caused by the storms.- Louisiana Law Blog: Hurricane Katrina : Kean Miller : Louisiana Lawyers, Attorneys & Law Firm 16 September 2009 23:25 UTC www.louisianalawblog.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Federal agencies are supposed to function as backup to state and local ones, and military forces are meant to play a largely supporting role to civilian authorities.- Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..: Hurricane Katrina Archives 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.thedonovan.com [Source type: Original source]
^ State assistance will supplement local efforts and federal assistance will supplement State and local efforts when it is clearly demonstrated that it is beyond local and State capability to cope with the emergency/disaster."- John McCain's Miserable Record on Hurricane Katrina | Mother Jones 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC motherjones.com [Source type: Original source]
^ The original intent of Federal disaster assistance is to supplement State and local response efforts.- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
.^ More than a million people in the greater Houston area are without power, Centerpoint Energy has released a timeline predicting when full power will be restored by zip code .
^ Contrary to the press, all the FEMA people I met had been on station since last Sunday (before the Hurricane hit), never left the area, and have been in the field ever since.- Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..: Hurricane Katrina Archives 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.thedonovan.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Hurricane Gustav killed 18 people in Louisiana and displaced 1.9 million.
.^ Hurricane Katrina is the most costly natural catastrophe in U.S. history.- Louisiana Law Blog: Hurricane Katrina : Kean Miller : Louisiana Lawyers, Attorneys & Law Firm 16 September 2009 23:25 UTC www.louisianalawblog.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ New Orleans mending after Hurricane Katrina .- Hurricane Katrina Coverage 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC deltafarmpress.com [Source type: General]
^ Katrina turned New Orleans .- The Secret History of Hurricane Katrina | Mother Jones 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC motherjones.com [Source type: Original source]
[37]
South Florida and Cuba
.^ Rebuilding schools hit by Hurricane Katrina.
^ Hurricane Katrina hit Florida late Thursday, August 25th, as a Category 1 hurricane.- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
^ Hurricane Katrina strikes Florida between Hallandale Beach and North Miami Beach as a Category 1 hurricane with 80 mph winds.- FactCheck.org: Katrina: What Happened When 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.factcheck.org [Source type: News]
.^ Thus, for example, if you have a 14-foot levee and 15 feet of water, you get one foot of storm surge lapping through the streets.- Baseball Crank: Hurricane Katrina Archives 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC baseballcrank.com [Source type: News]
^ The storm blew off two parts of the stadium's roof, each of about 2 feet by 6 feet, Social Services Department spokesman Irby Hornsby said.
^ Nagin warned that Katrina's expected storm surge -- which could top 28 feet -- would likely topple those levies.- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
[34] .^ Her home there had substantial damage she said: most of her windows were broken despite her storm shutters, a little more than half of her roof was blown off, a large tree in her front yard snapped and broke, falling about 2 feet in front of her front door.
^ More than a million people in the greater Houston area are without power, Centerpoint Energy has released a timeline predicting when full power will be restored by zip code .
^ (Locally on Friday 19, 2005, we had a flood of rain here in Toronto that caused about half-a-billion dollars damage ---the most costly in the history of the province of Ontario.
.^ The reporting after Hurricane Katrina was heroic.
^ Hurricane Katrina An Analysis of the Hurricane Katrina Disaster There are perhaps other aspects that were neglected in the frequent examinations as to why this particular disaster ended so badly, and to neglect to consider these other factors may result in similar mistakes occurring again at a later date.- Hurricane Katrina - Associated Content - Topic - associatedcontent.com 11 September 2009 6:30 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: General]
^ Hurricane Katrina churned through Florida's densely populated southeastern coast Thursday with sustained winds of 80 mph and lashing rain.
[5]
.^ Hurricane Katrina Pass Christian17.jpg .- Hurricane Katrina Aftermath on the Mississipppi Gulf Coast Photo Gallery by insurancepi at pbase.com 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: General]
^ Hurricane Katrina Pass Christian18.jpg .- Hurricane Katrina Aftermath on the Mississipppi Gulf Coast Photo Gallery by insurancepi at pbase.com 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: General]
^ Hurricane Katrina Pass Christian7.jpg .- Hurricane Katrina Aftermath on the Mississipppi Gulf Coast Photo Gallery by insurancepi at pbase.com 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: General]
Rainfall was also high in the islands, with 10 inches (250 mm) falling on
Key West.
.^ Katrina's outer bands coming ashore in Mississippi (photographer unknown) spectacular view of an embedded tornado .
^ KBB 2005: State of EmergencyHurricane Katrina (Baton Rouge, August 26, 2005); State of Alabama, Office of the Governor, State of Emergency Proclamation (Jackson, August 26, 2005).
^ Posted by scout prime on August 26, 2008 at 10:45 in Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood .- First Draft: Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.first-draft.com [Source type: General]
.^ The current estimated cost to repair damage from Hurricane Katrina caused has reached $50.0 billion, much of which may be covered by insurance.- Louisiana Law Blog: Hurricane Katrina : Kean Miller : Louisiana Lawyers, Attorneys & Law Firm 16 September 2009 23:25 UTC www.louisianalawblog.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ There are no casualty or property damage estimates yet and officials can't go rescue people trapped until the winds die down, Barbour said.
[38]
.^ The Gulf coast region is slowly recovering its oil refining and distribution capability after it was shut down by the fury of Hurricane Katrina....- Hurricane Katrina Coverage 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC deltafarmpress.com [Source type: General]
^ Tropical Storm Katrina Heads for Miami] "A hurricane watch and tropical storm warning is currently in effect for Florida's east coast from Vero Beach, about 150 miles north of Miami, south into the Florida Keys.- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
^ The next 25 summaries are related to Hurricane Katrina which made landfall near New Orleans, LA on August 29, 2005 .- Hurricane Katrina � 2005 GOM 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC www.mms.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Entergy reports that 167,000 customers are without power in those areas, but most of those homes and businesses are empty in the wake of a mandatory evacuation order.- CNN.com - The latest on�Katrina's aftermath - Sep 13, 2005 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC edition.cnn.com [Source type: News]
^ Also under way was the evacuation of more than 1,000 people from Tulane University Hospital with the help of the U.S. military, hospital spokeswoman Karen Troyer Caraway said.
^ By Thursday evening, 11 hours after the military began evacuating the Superdome, the arena held 10,000 more people than it did at dawn.
According to Cuban television reports the coastal city of Surgidero de Batabano was 90% underwater.
[39]
Louisiana
.^ Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the Mississippi Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005.- Hurricane Katrina 4th Anniversary: Loads of Hope - Velveteen Mind 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.velveteenmind.com [Source type: General]
^ Maximum sustained winds are now reduced, but still a strong Category 3 storm with 125 mph winds.- FactCheck.org: Katrina: What Happened When 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.factcheck.org [Source type: News]
^ Hurricane Katrina has weakened to a powerful Category Four storm.
.^ Hurricane Katrina churned through Florida's densely populated southeastern coast Thursday with sustained winds of 80 mph and lashing rain.
^ It had grown into a Category 5 hurricane on the five-step Saffir-Simpson, with winds near 165 mph (270 kph) just before 5 p.m.
^ Maximum sustained winds are now reduced, but still a strong Category 3 storm with 125 mph winds.- FactCheck.org: Katrina: What Happened When 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.factcheck.org [Source type: News]
.^ The extreme intensity that Hurricane Katrina reached before landfall on the Gulf Coast, as well as its size, meant that its storm surge was consistent with a more powerful storm.- Hurricane Katrina News, Victims, Survivor Stories, Pictures, Information & Articles; Updated Daily 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.hurricanekatrinanews.org [Source type: News]
^ The storm's surge caused flooding, trapped people in buildings and caused an unspecified amount of damage, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour said today.
^ "A storm surge rises up to the house and clears out everything in its path, moving furniture and cars around."
.^ Seabees postured themselves on the ground floor of the building, and began bracing the structure against a thirty foot tidal surge and winds recorded in excess of 120 miles per hour.
^ The grist.org article also has an interview with representatives of Grand Bayou Community United, a Native American group in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.- Hurricane Katrina Resources 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.nhi.org [Source type: News]
^ Nagin warned that Katrina's expected storm surge -- which could top 28 feet -- would likely topple those levies.- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
Hurricane Katrina made final landfall near the mouth of the Pearl River, with the eye straddling
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana and Hancock County, Mississippi, on the morning of August 29th at about 9:45M CST.
[5]
.^ Hurricane Katrina Biloxi 10.jpg .- Hurricane Katrina Aftermath on the Mississipppi Gulf Coast Photo Gallery by insurancepi at pbase.com 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: General]
^ Hurricane Katrina churned through Florida's densely populated southeastern coast Thursday with sustained winds of 80 mph and lashing rain.
^ Then came Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent federal flood, which, by analogy, was to New Orleans what the last part of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens was to Pip the hero of the novel.- First Draft: Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.first-draft.com [Source type: General]
.^ About one-third of those displaced out of parish went to St Tammany parish and approximately another third went outside of the survey area or out of state.- Hurricane Katrina News, Victims, Survivor Stories, Pictures, Information & Articles; Updated Daily 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.hurricanekatrinanews.org [Source type: News]
.^ The storm's surge caused flooding, trapped people in buildings and caused an unspecified amount of damage, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour said today.
^ Officials and area residents -- millions of whom fled for higher ground -- had been concerned the storm would cause flooding that would overwhelm the city's system of levees and pumps.
^ Others can hope for work rebuilding the highways and buildings leveled by the storm and flooding.
.^ The TWIN SPANS are the bridges on the I 10E crossing the Lake on the eastern side of NO. .- Hurricane Katrina Archives - Geoff Fox - My Permanent Record 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.geofffox.com [Source type: General]
^ General e xpects New Orleans death toll 'much lower' than 10,000 .- CNN.com - The latest on�Katrina's aftermath - Sep 13, 2005 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC edition.cnn.com [Source type: News]
^ "Over in east New Orleans, the 9th Ward, places like that, those places have sunk substantially over the last several years.- Hurricane Katrina survivor stories - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
[5] .^ The extreme intensity that Hurricane Katrina reached before landfall on the Gulf Coast, as well as its size, meant that its storm surge was consistent with a more powerful storm.- Hurricane Katrina News, Victims, Survivor Stories, Pictures, Information & Articles; Updated Daily 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.hurricanekatrinanews.org [Source type: News]
^ Lots of people waiting to find out how bad Hurricane Katrina hit.
^ Here in my little corner of middle-America, we've taken in 20-some families and a total of 70-or-so people displaced by Hurricane Katrina.- Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..: Hurricane Katrina Archives 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.thedonovan.com [Source type: Original source]
[40]
Katrina’s storm surge inundated all parishes surrounding Lake Pontchartrain, including
St. Tammany, Tangipahoa,
St. John the Baptist and
St. Charles Parishes. St. Tammany Parish received a two-part storm surge: First, as Lake Pontchartrain rose and the storm blew water from the Gulf of Mexico into the lake.
.^ Fed by unusually warm waters in the central gulf, Katrina easily pumped itself up to a Category 5 monster, with top winds approaching 175 mph .
^ Pushing on, they passed through Slidell, La., and tried to get into New Orleans by a couple of routes.- Katrina Blog | Katrina Blog, Katrina Information, Devastating Impact Of Hurricane, Buy Hurricane Shutters, Best Kind Of Hurricane Shutters 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC katrinablog.org [Source type: General]
^ "We have pushed operational control of Hurricane Katrina out of our D.C. headquarters into our field structure now assembled and operational.- CNN.com - The latest on�Katrina's aftermath - Sep 13, 2005 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC edition.cnn.com [Source type: News]
The range of surge levels in eastern St. Tammany Parish is estimated at 13 to 16 feet, not including wave action.
[41]Hard-hit
St. Bernard Parish was flooded due to breaching of the levees that contained a navigation channel called the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MR-GO) and the breach of the Levee Board designed and built 40 Arpent canal levee. The search for the missing was undertaken by the St. Bernard Fire Department due to the assets of the
United States Coast Guard being diverted to New Orleans.
.^ Damage to homes 4 times that of Andrew: Red Cross (Thu, 9/15) .
^ New Orleans tries to plug breaches .- Hurricane Katrina: News & Videos about Hurricane Katrina - CNN.com 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC topics.cnn.com [Source type: News]
^ A body was actually found in there pool.- Hurricane Katrina - Bay St. Louis, Mississippi Photo Gallery by David Bailey at pbase.com 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: General]
As of December 2005, the official missing list in the Parish stood at 47.
[42]According to the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, in St. Bernard Parish, 81% (20,229) of the housing units were damaged. In St. Tammany Parish, 70% (48,792) were damaged and in Placquemines Parish 80% (7,212) were damaged.
[43]New Orleans
Flooded I-10/I-610/West End Blvd
interchange and surrounding area of northwest New Orleans and Metairie, Louisiana
.^ In a matter of hours, Hurricane Katrina caused billions of dollars in property damage.- Hurricane Katrina: News & Videos about Hurricane Katrina - CNN.com 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC topics.cnn.com [Source type: News]
^ For a list of New York City events benefiting Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts, Click here .
^ In the end, Hurricane FEMA could do more damage to the city than Katrina if let to run its course.
.^ New Orleans mending after Hurricane Katrina .- Hurricane Katrina Coverage 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC deltafarmpress.com [Source type: General]
^ Force is calculated by squaring the wind speed.- Hurricane Katrina Archives - Geoff Fox - My Permanent Record 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.geofffox.com [Source type: General]
^ The rebuilding of New Orleans is a failure.
.^ Much of the city's popular tourist sites were dry, and many were on high enough ground to avoid the worst flooding altogether, although wind damage was widespread.- CNN.com - The latest on�Katrina's aftermath - Sep 13, 2005 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC edition.cnn.com [Source type: News]
^ Windspeed/category: 160 MPH / 5 Barometer 908 "some fluctuations in strength are likely during the next 24 hours."- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
^ From a novelistic standpoint, it is inevitable that they would turn up in the city in which there is so much water and on the satellite photos it looks like a black stain.
.^ New Orleans mending after Hurricane Katrina .- Hurricane Katrina Coverage 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC deltafarmpress.com [Source type: General]
^ New Orleans tries to plug breaches .- Hurricane Katrina: News & Videos about Hurricane Katrina - CNN.com 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC topics.cnn.com [Source type: News]
^ Katrina turned New Orleans .- The Secret History of Hurricane Katrina | Mother Jones 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC motherjones.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Hurricane Katrina Pass Christian17.jpg .- Hurricane Katrina Aftermath on the Mississipppi Gulf Coast Photo Gallery by insurancepi at pbase.com 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: General]
^ Hurricane Katrina Pass Christian18.jpg .- Hurricane Katrina Aftermath on the Mississipppi Gulf Coast Photo Gallery by insurancepi at pbase.com 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: General]
^ Hurricane Katrina Pass Christian7.jpg .- Hurricane Katrina Aftermath on the Mississipppi Gulf Coast Photo Gallery by insurancepi at pbase.com 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: General]
Failures occurred in New Orleans and surrounding communities, especially St. Bernard Parish.
.^ New Orleans tries to plug breaches .- Hurricane Katrina: News & Videos about Hurricane Katrina - CNN.com 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC topics.cnn.com [Source type: News]
^ Will the Saints go marching out of New Orleans ?- Baseball Crank: Hurricane Katrina Archives 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC baseballcrank.com [Source type: News]
^ New Orleans will be hit so much harder.- Hurricane Katrina Archives - Geoff Fox - My Permanent Record 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.geofffox.com [Source type: General]
.^ Approximately 80 percent of the city was flooded.- Hurricane Katrina News, Victims, Survivor Stories, Pictures, Information & Articles; Updated Daily 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.hurricanekatrinanews.org [Source type: News]
^ Significant levee failures occurred on the 17th Street Canal, the Industrial Canal, and the London Avenue Canal.- Hurricane Katrina News, Victims, Survivor Stories, Pictures, Information & Articles; Updated Daily 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.hurricanekatrinanews.org [Source type: News]
^ "But perhaps the greatest disappointment stands at the breached 17th Street levee.- Katrina Blog | Katrina Blog, Katrina Information, Devastating Impact Of Hurricane, Buy Hurricane Shutters, Best Kind Of Hurricane Shutters 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC katrinablog.org [Source type: General]
[44]
.^ North of the city, most damage is from wind.- Hurricane Katrina Coverage 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC deltafarmpress.com [Source type: General]
^ Nagin said the portions of the city he expects to reopen would include the French Quarter, which was spared most of the flooding that damaged other parts of New Orleans.- CNN.com - The latest on�Katrina's aftermath - Sep 13, 2005 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC edition.cnn.com [Source type: News]
^ In the panic that followed, people desperately haggled with taxi drivers to get them out on the few dry roads south of the city.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
.^ The TWIN SPANS are the bridges on the I 10E crossing the Lake on the eastern side of NO. .- Hurricane Katrina Archives - Geoff Fox - My Permanent Record 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.geofffox.com [Source type: General]
^ Well it may be correct but you are confusing the Twin Spans with the twin Ponchartrain Causeway (the one which is 24 miles long) and connect the North and South shores.- Hurricane Katrina Archives - Geoff Fox - My Permanent Record 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.geofffox.com [Source type: General]
^ With much of the Crescent City some 10 feet below sea level, the rising tide may not stop until it's level with the massive lake.
.^ With much of the Crescent City some 10 feet below sea level, the rising tide may not stop until it's level with the massive lake.
^ She walked across the Crescent City Connection over the Mississippi river to a car and apparently drove to Baton Rouge.- AnneRice.Com: Hurricane Katrina 11 September 2009 6:30 UTC www.annerice.com [Source type: General]
^ That nasty water is going to back to the Lake Pontchartrain, though the city won't be totally dry for weeks.- CNN.com - Transcripts 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]
[45]
On August 29, at 7:40 a.m.
.^ Windows were blown out all over the city.- Hurricane Katrina Archives - Geoff Fox - My Permanent Record 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.geofffox.com [Source type: General]
^ North of the city, most damage is from wind.- Hurricane Katrina Coverage 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC deltafarmpress.com [Source type: General]
^ In New Orleans additional damage is piling on.- Hurricane Katrina Archives - Geoff Fox - My Permanent Record 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.geofffox.com [Source type: General]
[46] .^ Nagin said the portions of the city he expects to reopen would include the French Quarter, which was spared most of the flooding that damaged other parts of New Orleans.- CNN.com - The latest on�Katrina's aftermath - Sep 13, 2005 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC edition.cnn.com [Source type: News]
^ Buildings collapsed in New Orleans and five floors of windows blew out of Charity hospital in the city, the Times- Picayune reported on its Web site.
^ City officials often defend their slow progress by referring to the sheer extent of the problem; the storm left 105,000 homes severely damaged.- Hurricane Katrina Resources 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.nhi.org [Source type: News]
Insulation tubes were exposed as the hotel's glass exterior was completely sheared off.
[47]
A U.S. Coast Guardsman searches for survivors in New Orleans in the aftermath of Katrina
.^ People who were told to evacuate, didn't.- CNN.com - Transcripts 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]
^ People who had evacuated to the homes of relatives or hotels are moving in because they're out of money or want to be closer to what is left of their homes.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
^ Just off Jackson Square, we find a room full of stranded people who chose a hotel over the Superdome shelter.- CNN.com - Transcripts 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Katrina rips two holes in the Superdome's roof.- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
^ A section of the roof of the Louisiana Superdome, where 10,000 people are taking refuge, opens.- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
^ That white membrane that covers the Superdome is hanging off or has blown off.- CNN.com - Transcripts 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Even before the flooding, New Orleans was in great need.- Hurricane Katrina Archives - Geoff Fox - My Permanent Record 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.geofffox.com [Source type: General]
^ Hurricane storm surges have resulted in limited flooding of the city of New Orleans before.- Hurricane Katrina: News & Videos about Hurricane Katrina - CNN.com 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC topics.cnn.com [Source type: News]
^ They did not fail in New Orleans.
.^ Massachusetts Urban Search and Rescue Task Force-1, Hurricane Katrina After-Action Report: August 30, 2005 through September 8, 2005 (Beverly, MA, 2005), 6.
^ U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Secretarys Operations Center Flash Report #6,August 30, 2005.
^ U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Operations Center, Hurricane Katrina Update, August 30, 2005, 12.
.^ KatrinaHousing.net morphed into StormHousing.org in late September or early October, adding the subtitle "Housing information gateway for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita".- Hurricane Katrina Information Resources - Cavan McCarthy - SLIS/LSU - School of Library and Information Science - Louisiana State University 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.lsu.edu [Source type: General]
^ We are one of the few full service airports in the area and have been operating aircraft on and off our deck for almost 15 hours each day.- Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..: Hurricane Katrina Archives 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.thedonovan.com [Source type: Original source]
^ U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Secretarys Operations Center Flash Report #10 Hurricane Katrina, September 1, 2005; and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Secretarys Operations Center Flash Report #12 Hurricane Katrina, September 2, 2005.
[48]
.^ The organization has been recovering bodies in recent days in New Orleans.- CNN.com - The latest on�Katrina's aftermath - Sep 13, 2005 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC edition.cnn.com [Source type: News]
^ As far as I can tell, that was the first national report of flooding in New Orleans.- Hurricane Katrina Archives - Geoff Fox - My Permanent Record 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.geofffox.com [Source type: General]
^ Bush warned of levees breaching in New Orleans .
.^ They and many other family members were able to get out of New Orleans well before the storm; and some of us had already re-located.- AnneRice.Com: Hurricane Katrina 11 September 2009 6:30 UTC www.annerice.com [Source type: General]
^ Many have been there for days, without food, water or sanitary services.
^ EPA continues to collect containers and household hazardous waste and consults with the state on landfill operations at the 13 area landfills being used for debris disposal.- DHS | The First Year After Hurricane Katrina: What the Federal Government Did 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dhs.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[50]
.^ His mother in Lake City, Florida found him and Angel Flight arranged to get him back from Baton Rouge, LA to Lake City, FL. When hearing he was going home, the hospital found clothes for him and the nurse that took him to the airport gave him $10 out of her own pocket for something to eat.
^ I got an email from my friend whose mother had been evacuated from New Orleans home he grew up in to Baton Rouge.- Hurricane Katrina Archives - Geoff Fox - My Permanent Record 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.geofffox.com [Source type: General]
^ Nursing home became death trap (Thu, 9/15) .
.^ MEMA is only reporting confirmed deaths from county coroners’ offices.- Tropical Storm - Hurricane - Katrina - Mississippi 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.disastercenter.com [Source type: News]
^ So then there were all these reports and all these committees that came forward to make sure that would never happen again.- CNN.com - Transcripts 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]
^ There were six major and four medium facility oil spills located primarily along the lower Mississippi River.- DHS | The First Year After Hurricane Katrina: What the Federal Government Did 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dhs.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ A humanitarian catastrophe unfolded at the convention center, where thousands of increasingly frustrated people waited for help amid dead bodies, feces and garbage.- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
^ Dead bodies have been found, slumped in their wheel chairs in the Convention Center.- AnneRice.Com: Hurricane Katrina 11 September 2009 6:30 UTC www.annerice.com [Source type: General]
^ Perkins was in the convention center for four days until a charter bus picked him up and took him to the Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans.- Hurricane Katrina survivor stories - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
One of the four is believed to be the result of a homicide.
[51]
Mississippi
U.S. Route 90's Bay St. Louis Bridge on Pass Christian was destroyed as a result of Katrina.
.^ Hurricane Katrina: Mississippi's response.- Library | Natural Hazards Center 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.colorado.edu [Source type: Academic]
^ Mental health and recovery in the Gulf Coast after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.- Library | Natural Hazards Center 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.colorado.edu [Source type: Academic]
^ The coasts of Alabama and Mississippi really took the brunt of Hurricane Katrina.- Hurricane Katrina Archives - Geoff Fox - My Permanent Record 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.geofffox.com [Source type: General]
[52] .^ After Katrina: Mississippi agricultural disaster areas .- Hurricane Katrina Coverage 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC deltafarmpress.com [Source type: General]
^ After Katrina: Disaster assistance for farmers .- Hurricane Katrina Coverage 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC deltafarmpress.com [Source type: General]
^ Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi were already declared disaster states.- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
[52]
After making a brief initial landfall in Louisiana, Katrina had made its final landfall near the state line, and the eyewall passed over the cities of Bay St. Louis and Waveland as a Category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 120 mph (195 km/h).
[5] .^ Pushed Organization Establishes Fund to Assist Agencies Devastated by Hurricane A San Francisco, CA non-profit which generates unrestricted funding for AIDS service organizations in the Bay Area has announced the formation of a fund to assist agencies in Louisiana and Mississippi affected by Hurricane Katrina.- Hurricane Katrina - Associated Content - Topic - associatedcontent.com 11 September 2009 6:30 UTC www.associatedcontent.com [Source type: General]
^ The extreme intensity that Hurricane Katrina reached before landfall on the Gulf Coast, as well as its size, meant that its storm surge was consistent with a more powerful storm.- Hurricane Katrina News, Victims, Survivor Stories, Pictures, Information & Articles; Updated Daily 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.hurricanekatrinanews.org [Source type: News]
^ Rita's 120-mph wind and 9-foot storm surge ruined every structure in Johnson Bayou and Holly Beach, and caused similar destruction in southeastern Texas.- Hurricane Katrina News, Victims, Survivor Stories, Pictures, Information & Articles; Updated Daily 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.hurricanekatrinanews.org [Source type: News]
[5] .^ Hurricane Katrina: Mississippi's response.- Library | Natural Hazards Center 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.colorado.edu [Source type: Academic]
^ Mississippi damaged by Hurricane Katrina.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
^ Unified command and the state-federal response to Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi.- Library | Natural Hazards Center 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.colorado.edu [Source type: Academic]
.^ Katrina lashed the city with winds as high as 135 mph.
^ Pearl River County: Pearl River, Picayune & Poplarville school districts.- Tropical Storm - Hurricane - Katrina - Mississippi 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.disastercenter.com [Source type: News]
^ These wind gusts were reported in Poplarville, Mississippi, at the Pearl River County Emergency Operations Center. See Richard D. Knabb, Jamie R. Rhome, and Daniel P. Brown, Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Katrina, 23-30 August 2005 , prepared for the National Hurricane Center (Miami, Florida, December 20, 2005), 3, 8.
[5].^ Because the ACE index does not directly account for the numbers of tropical storms, hurricanes, and major hurricanes, the predicted ACE range can verify even if these numbers fall outside their predicted ranges.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
^ These would be rain storms that start with heavy rain - not easing in from light to moderate to heavy.- Hurricane Katrina Archives - Geoff Fox - My Permanent Record 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.geofffox.com [Source type: General]
^ The National Weather Service predicts that Southeast Mississippi could experience winds in excess of 100 mph, and hurricane winds will extend as far north as Columbus.- Tropical Storm - Hurricane - Katrina - Mississippi 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.disastercenter.com [Source type: News]
.^ And that in itself can still cause some damage.- CNN.com - Transcripts 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Katrina caused irreversible damage.- Hurricane Katrina survivor stories - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
^ Katrina's outer bands coming ashore in Mississippi (photographer unknown) spectacular view of an embedded tornado .
[5]
.^ Starting as a slight pressure difference, hurricanes grow into large spiraling storm systems of low pressure, complete with high winds and driving rain.- Hurricane Katrina News, Victims, Survivor Stories, Pictures, Information & Articles; Updated Daily 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.hurricanekatrinanews.org [Source type: News]
^ So we went to the first floor to the outside walkways to see the storm at Katrina’s level, to feel the wind and rain.- AnneRice.Com: Hurricane Katrina 11 September 2009 6:30 UTC www.annerice.com [Source type: General]
^ The Gulf Coast could experience up to a 30-foot storm surge and possible Category 5 strength winds.- Tropical Storm - Hurricane - Katrina - Mississippi 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.disastercenter.com [Source type: News]
.^ The storm's surge caused flooding, trapped people in buildings and caused an unspecified amount of damage, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour said today.
^ Streets and homes were flooded as far as 6 miles inland from the beach, and looting was reported in Biloxi and in Gulfport, officials said.
^ Massive evacuation of residential areas on low ground within 5-10 miles (8-16 km) of the shoreline may be required.- Hurricane Katrina Archives - Geoff Fox - My Permanent Record 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.geofffox.com [Source type: General]
[34] .^ Up to 30 people are believed to have been killed when an apartment complex on the beach collapsed in the storm.
^ During his tour, Lieutenant Commander McGee and his team, were able to locate and reunite approximately 296 shelter residents with family or community support systems.
^ All residents of mobile or modular homes should seek shelter.- Tropical Storm - Hurricane - Katrina - Mississippi 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.disastercenter.com [Source type: News]
.^ More than 1,700 volunteer medical personnel have come from Louisiana; Washington, D.C.; Georgia; Arkansas; Mississippi; Florida; Texas; Utah; Arizona; Illinois; and Washington.- Hurricane Katrina Information Resources - Cavan McCarthy - SLIS/LSU - School of Library and Information Science - Louisiana State University 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.lsu.edu [Source type: General]
^ An NBC News investigation of Louisiana state records found that James Lee Witt Associates was paid more than $40 million for its recovery work.- First Draft: Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.first-draft.com [Source type: General]
^ More than 41,000 of that 58,000 are members of the National Guard from all 50 states and are working, of course, hurricane relief operations.- CNN.com - Transcripts 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]
[53]
.^ Entire bridge networks have been washed away and people in cars stuck underneath train trestles and on the roofs of houses.- AnneRice.Com: Hurricane Katrina 11 September 2009 6:30 UTC www.annerice.com [Source type: General]
On
U.S. Highway 90 along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, two major bridges were completely destroyed: the Bay St. Louis — Pass Christian
[5] bridge, and the Biloxi -
Ocean Springs bridge.
.^ The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is spending $2 billion to repair and rebuild highways and bridges in LA and MS. Currently, all repairs of the I-10 at Slidell, LA and the I-10 at Pascagoula, MS., are completed.- DHS | The First Year After Hurricane Katrina: What the Federal Government Did 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dhs.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ As you see, that bridge is the Mississippi River Bridge, spans across from New Orleans into the neighboring areas.- CNN.com - Transcripts 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Getting anything into New Orleans will be difficult because of the damage to two bridge spans seven miles long that carry Interstate 10 over Lake Pontchartrain, linking the city to points east.
.^ In the first two weeks after the storm, we had over 200 million page views.- Hurricane Katrina Information Resources - Cavan McCarthy - SLIS/LSU - School of Library and Information Science - Louisiana State University 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.lsu.edu [Source type: General]
^ Traffic counts along the interstates and major highways have been five to 10 times higher than normal.- Tropical Storm - Hurricane - Katrina - Mississippi 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.disastercenter.com [Source type: News]
^ The commission, which will have subpoena powers, will investigate the actions of local, state and federal governments before and after the storm that devastated New Orleans and other portions of the Gulf Coast.- First Draft: Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC www.first-draft.com [Source type: General]
.^ Camille killed 143 people when it struck the state's coastal counties in 1969 and a total of 256 after it swept inland.
^ ET update from the National Hurricane Center, the storm was pushing through the Ohio River Valley, causing flood watches in several states.
^ The city, Parish and State government provided all sorts of free transportation for the needy before the storm, but many ignored the offers.- The Secret History of Hurricane Katrina | Mother Jones 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC motherjones.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ They both perished in the storm surge.- AnneRice.Com: Hurricane Katrina 11 September 2009 6:30 UTC www.annerice.com [Source type: General]
^ Covers the entire area affected by Katrina.- Hurricane Katrina Information Resources - Cavan McCarthy - SLIS/LSU - School of Library and Information Science - Louisiana State University 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.lsu.edu [Source type: General]
^ MISSISSIPPI STATE, Miss., Mississippi producers suffering losses from Hurricane Katrina can apply for a portion of the $170 million in disaster assistance made available by the U.S. Department of Agriculture....- Hurricane Katrina Coverage 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC deltafarmpress.com [Source type: General]
[54] Surge covered almost the entire lower half of Hancock County, destroying the coastal communities of
Clermont Harbor and Waveland, much of Bay St. Louis, and flowed up the Jourdan River, flooding Diamondhead and
Kiln.
.^ But there was extensive flooding along the coast.- CNN.com - Transcripts 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Harrison County: Biloxi, Gulfport, Harrison, Long Beach & Pass Christian school districts.- Tropical Storm - Hurricane - Katrina - Mississippi 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.disastercenter.com [Source type: News]
^ In the century that followed, ad hoc legislation was passed more than 100 times in response to hurricanes, earthquakes, floods and other natural disasters.
.^ Hattiesburg was especially hit hard from Katrina.
^ The poorest section of Biloxi, the area was hit especially hard by the storm.- Hurricane Katrina Resources 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.nhi.org [Source type: News]
^ It's been flying back and forth between the airport, between areas where victims are evacuated, taken on the Iwo Jima, and treated over there.- CNN.com - Transcripts 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ The storm's surge caused flooding, trapped people in buildings and caused an unspecified amount of damage, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour said today.
^ "A storm surge rises up to the house and clears out everything in its path, moving furniture and cars around."
^ There came a point when the flooding from the storm surge became so great that they clung desperately to a bush located in the front yard of the station for five hours.
.^ The next 25 summaries are related to Hurricane Katrina which made landfall near New Orleans, LA on August 29, 2005 .- Hurricane Katrina � 2005 GOM 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC www.mms.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The extreme intensity that Hurricane Katrina reached before landfall on the Gulf Coast, as well as its size, meant that its storm surge was consistent with a more powerful storm.- Hurricane Katrina News, Victims, Survivor Stories, Pictures, Information & Articles; Updated Daily 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.hurricanekatrinanews.org [Source type: News]
^ While Hurricane Katrinas fury sidestepped Louisianas crawfish acreage, centered in the southwest section of the state, the storms aftermath is likely to severely disrupt the industrys economy....- Hurricane Katrina Coverage 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC deltafarmpress.com [Source type: General]
Other large Jackson County neighborhoods such as Porteaux Bay and Gulf Hills were severely damaged with large portions being completely destroyed, and
St. Martin was hard hit; Ocean Springs,
Moss Point, Gautier, and
Escatawpa also suffered major surge damage.
.^ The U.S. military Tuesday started to move ships and helicopters to the region at the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to aid in rescue and medical needs, military officials said.
^ Calls to the Department of Homeland Security and its subagency, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, were not returned yesterday.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
^ Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Michael Brown said his agency was attempting to work "under conditions of urban warfare."- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.jesus-is-savior.com [Source type: News]
.^ In fact, too many poor and black people in the Gulf region, like their brothers and sisters throughout the United States, have waited for the Democrats to represent their interests.- Katrina Blog | Katrina Blog, Katrina Information, Devastating Impact Of Hurricane, Buy Hurricane Shutters, Best Kind Of Hurricane Shutters 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC katrinablog.org [Source type: General]
^ Mississippi State officials estimated that approximately 400,000 people used U.S. 49 and Interstates 55 and 59 to evacuate during the 2004 hurricane season.
^ How simple it would have been for the State and/or US government to have provided buses for people before the hurricane hit, and throughout this week.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
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Southeast United States
Flood waters come up the steps of
Mobile's federal courthouse.
.^ They both perished in the storm surge.- AnneRice.Com: Hurricane Katrina 11 September 2009 6:30 UTC www.annerice.com [Source type: General]
^ 'Where we were in Waveland, Ms (just west of Bay St. Louis, where the hurricane made landfall), a huge storm surge came in.- Hurricane Katrina survivor stories - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
^ Hurricane Katrina: The storm that changed America .- Library | Natural Hazards Center 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.colorado.edu [Source type: Academic]
.^ Hurricane Katrina churned through Florida's densely populated southeastern coast Thursday with sustained winds of 80 mph and lashing rain.
^ Rita's 120-mph wind and 9-foot storm surge ruined every structure in Johnson Bayou and Holly Beach, and caused similar destruction in southeastern Texas.- Hurricane Katrina News, Victims, Survivor Stories, Pictures, Information & Articles; Updated Daily 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.hurricanekatrinanews.org [Source type: News]
^ If Katrina went from its current 175 mph sustained wind to 150 mph, no one would notice the difference.- Hurricane Katrina Archives - Geoff Fox - My Permanent Record 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.geofffox.com [Source type: General]
[5] .^ The storm's surge caused flooding, trapped people in buildings and caused an unspecified amount of damage, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour said today.
^ The Summit View mobile home park on the west side of town is one of several swelling with flood refugees who are moving in, probably for good.- First Draft: Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC www.first-draft.com [Source type: General]
^ Streets and homes were flooded as far as 6 miles inland from the beach, and looting was reported in Biloxi and in Gulfport, officials said.
Four tornadoes were also reported in Alabama.
[5] .^ Oil rigs were evacuated and casinos along Mississippi's coast were closed.
^ USCG teams removed oil and hazardous materials such as batteries and chemicals from beached or grounded fishing vessels and pleasure craft.- DHS | The First Year After Hurricane Katrina: What the Federal Government Did 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dhs.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ It goes across the Mobile River and it was struck by an oil rig, a portable oil rig that came loose and crashed and it wedged itself underneath the west side of the bridge.- CNN.com - Transcripts 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ In Mobile, Ala., the storm knocked an oil rig free from its moorings, wedging it under a bridge.
^ There were six major and four medium facility oil spills located primarily along the lower Mississippi River.- DHS | The First Year After Hurricane Katrina: What the Federal Government Did 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dhs.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Oil rigs were evacuated and casinos along Mississippi's coast were closed.
.^ The intestates are impassable, the bridges may be unstable and no one knows if the buildings can withstand the damage brought by Katrina, the governor said after flying over the region.
^ Even if it creates no significant damage, a hurricane is a major inconvenience.- Hurricane Katrina Archives - Geoff Fox - My Permanent Record 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.geofffox.com [Source type: General]
.^ Agents assisted in the cutting and clearing of fallen trees at the residences of a number of field division personnel, and assisted many division personnel in returning to their residences in severely damaged areas to conduct damage assessments and retrieve personal effects.
^ New Orleans people are like the people of Manhattan in that they can't conceive, many of them, of living anyplace else, and they want to do the job themselves of restoring their houses, their neighborhood, their city.- AnneRice.Com: Hurricane Katrina 11 September 2009 6:30 UTC www.annerice.com [Source type: General]
^ Caption reads Water flows through a breach in the repaired Inner Harbor Canal toward the Ninth Ward District Friday in New Orleans.
An offshore oil rig also became grounded on the island.
.^ Rita's 120-mph wind and 9-foot storm surge ruined every structure in Johnson Bayou and Holly Beach, and caused similar destruction in southeastern Texas.- Hurricane Katrina News, Victims, Survivor Stories, Pictures, Information & Articles; Updated Daily 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.hurricanekatrinanews.org [Source type: News]
^ The storm's surge caused flooding, trapped people in buildings and caused an unspecified amount of damage, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour said today.
^ Katrina's storm surge reached more than 20 feet in some parts of the Mississippi coast, and the hurricane flattened homes and ruined businesses along the Gulf Coast.- CNN.com - The latest on�Katrina's aftermath - Sep 13, 2005 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC edition.cnn.com [Source type: News]
[5] .^ People matter more than things.- Hurricane Katrina News, Victims, Survivor Stories, Pictures, Information & Articles; Updated Daily 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.hurricanekatrinanews.org [Source type: News]
^ Read more from this blogger: Hurricane Katrina .
^ More than 75,000 people have been evacuated so far.- CNN.com - Transcripts 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ The following are local and grassroots organizations that are providing relief and reconstruction assistance in the New Orleans and Gulf Coast areas (some are also organizing for the rights of displaced residents): .- Hurricane Katrina Resources 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.nhi.org [Source type: News]
^ Who could have predicted that a large, powerful hurricane would severely damage the area where it struck?- The Secret History of Hurricane Katrina | Mother Jones 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC motherjones.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Some areas of New Orleans remain without power (parts of the Lower Ninth Ward and Lakeview).- DHS | The First Year After Hurricane Katrina: What the Federal Government Did 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dhs.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[40]
.^ But there was extensive flooding along the coast.- CNN.com - Transcripts 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]
^ The extreme intensity that Hurricane Katrina reached before landfall on the Gulf Coast, as well as its size, meant that its storm surge was consistent with a more powerful storm.- Hurricane Katrina News, Victims, Survivor Stories, Pictures, Information & Articles; Updated Daily 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.hurricanekatrinanews.org [Source type: News]
^ MATEN: After that, they took me to Gretna, and I stayed there for I think about five days, six days.- Hurricane Katrina survivor stories - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
.^ And that in itself can still cause some damage.- CNN.com - Transcripts 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Rita's 120-mph wind and 9-foot storm surge ruined every structure in Johnson Bayou and Holly Beach, and caused similar destruction in southeastern Texas.- Hurricane Katrina News, Victims, Survivor Stories, Pictures, Information & Articles; Updated Daily 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.hurricanekatrinanews.org [Source type: News]
^ The storm's surge caused flooding, trapped people in buildings and caused an unspecified amount of damage, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour said today.
.^ Lastly, there is the environment because unfortunately, the earth is not getting any cooler and as a result, we will likely see more storms similar to or stronger than Hurricane Katrina.
[5] .^ Another 82,509 customers in the Florida Panhandle lacked electric service, said John Hutchinson, a spokesman for Southern's Gulf Power unit based in Pensacola.
^ Southern Co., which restored power to more than 130,000 customers in Florida and Alabama, reported 825,000 customers were still without power across its service territory, with all 195,000 customers out in Mississippi, 551,000 still out in Alabama and 79,000 out in Florida.
^ Southern Co., owners of electric utilities along the Gulf Coast, said almost 1.1 million customers from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle were without power today.
[55]
.^ As a result, Hurricane Katrinas storm surge affected a larger area than did Hurricane Camilles.- Hurricane Katrina News, Victims, Survivor Stories, Pictures, Information & Articles; Updated Daily 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.hurricanekatrinanews.org [Source type: News]
^ Hurricane Katrina is downgraded to a strong Category 4 storm.- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
^ The extreme intensity that Hurricane Katrina reached before landfall on the Gulf Coast, as well as its size, meant that its storm surge was consistent with a more powerful storm.- Hurricane Katrina News, Victims, Survivor Stories, Pictures, Information & Articles; Updated Daily 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.hurricanekatrinanews.org [Source type: News]
.^ A line of at least 30 cars formed early Monday at a strip mall in Orange, a Texas town on the Louisiana state line east of Beaumont, a day after food and water were distributed there by the National Guard.- First Draft: Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.first-draft.com [Source type: General]
^ Residents of New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward now have until at least August 29 to have their damaged homes cleaned and gutted.- Hurricane Katrina Resources 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.nhi.org [Source type: News]
^ In Issues and Politics on August 29, 2006 at 7:20 pm Everyone should be well aware that today, tonight, marks the 1 year commemoration of one of the greatest, most catastrophic, most revealing natural disasters in the history of the state of Louisiana, the history of the United States, the history of the Planet Earth.
The most serious of these tornadoes was an F2 tornado which affected
Heard County and
Carroll County.
.^ Former House Speaker and would-be Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich was one of several Republicans to criticise the administration.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
In addition this tornado destroyed several poultry barns, killing over 140,000 chicks.
.^ The storm's surge caused flooding, trapped people in buildings and caused an unspecified amount of damage, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour said today.
^ That other hurricane, Rita, caused a heckuva lot of damage in Texas two years ago.- Hurricane Katrina Resources 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.nhi.org [Source type: News]
^ However, it noted that building and other repairs to hurricane-related damage in Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana and other affected regions should boost GDP in subsequentquarters.
In addition to the fatality caused by the F2 tornado, there was another fatality in a traffic accident.
[56]
Other U.S. States and Canada
.^ The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana supported law enforcement operations during the first week following Hurricane Katrina's impact.
^ The report also found that most of the workers, undocumented or not, were already living in the United States prior to Hurricane Katrina.- Hurricane Katrina Resources 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.nhi.org [Source type: News]
^ The occupation of Iraq has rested heavily on the services of National Guard units, including those from Gulf States that have been mutilated by Hurricane Katrina.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
Data for the
New Orleans area are not available.
.^ Sadly, Hurricane Katrina's devastation is far from over.- Hurricane Katrina News, Victims, Survivor Stories, Pictures, Information & Articles; Updated Daily 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.hurricanekatrinanews.org [Source type: News]
^ Mississippi damaged by Hurricane Katrina.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
^ Tropical Storm Katrina Heads for Miami] "A hurricane watch and tropical storm warning is currently in effect for Florida's east coast from Vero Beach, about 150 miles north of Miami, south into the Florida Keys.- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
.^ Today it is estimated that nearly 50 percent of the United States' population lives on or near coastlines.- Hurricane Katrina News, Victims, Survivor Stories, Pictures, Information & Articles; Updated Daily 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.hurricanekatrinanews.org [Source type: News]
^ The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana supported law enforcement operations during the first week following Hurricane Katrina's impact.
^ U.S. federal income taxes," largely because it maintains that its operations are not in the United States but on the high seas.
[57] .^ Katrina caused irreversible damage.- Hurricane Katrina survivor stories - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
^ Michael Chertoff, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, memorandum for distribution entitled Designation of Principal Federal Official for Hurricane Katrina, August 30, 2005, 1.
^ Brett Martel, 'What Hiroshima looked like' - Katrina's full wrath still being felt, death toll soars past 100, Associated Press, August 31, 2005.
.^ A total of 33 states are providing 2,382 people to aid in the response and recovery efforts of Hurricane Katrina through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact.- Tropical Storm - Hurricane - Katrina - Mississippi 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.disastercenter.com [Source type: News]
^ MuttShack - Volunteers from across the United States rescued 3,000 pets in New Orleans in the first eight months after Hurricane Katrina.- Hurricane Katrina News, Victims, Survivor Stories, Pictures, Information & Articles; Updated Daily 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.hurricanekatrinanews.org [Source type: News]
^ State officials said that any deaths determined to have been caused as a result of Hurricane Katrina are being added to the totals.- CNN.com - The latest on�Katrina's aftermath - Sep 13, 2005 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC edition.cnn.com [Source type: News]
[34]
Eastern
Arkansas received light rain from the passage of Katrina.
[58] .^ There are power lines down, trees down, limbs down.- CNN.com - Transcripts 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Montgomery, Alabama, Zoo: The zoo has some electricity, has trees down, but no animal losses.- Katrina Blog | Katrina Blog, Katrina Information, Devastating Impact Of Hurricane, Buy Hurricane Shutters, Best Kind Of Hurricane Shutters 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC katrinablog.org [Source type: General]
^ My mother across the street from me recieved minimal damage while the home I rent was damaged by two trees completely destroying a large portion of the roof as well as ceiling.- Hurricane Katrina - Bay St. Louis, Mississippi Photo Gallery by David Bailey at pbase.com 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: General]
[59] .^ But as Hurricane Katrina lashed the states coast and moved inland, producers took shelter and hoped for the best.- Hurricane Katrina Coverage 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC deltafarmpress.com [Source type: General]
^ They and many other family members were able to get out of New Orleans well before the storm; and some of us had already re-located.- AnneRice.Com: Hurricane Katrina 11 September 2009 6:30 UTC www.annerice.com [Source type: General]
^ As you probably have seen on the news, areas of New Orleans, already devastated by Katrina, have now again been flooded.- AnneRice.Com: Hurricane Katrina 11 September 2009 6:30 UTC www.annerice.com [Source type: General]
.^ State of Louisiana, Office of the Governor, Governor Blanco Declares State of Emergency Regarding Hurricane Dennis, news release, July 8, 2005, http://gov.louisiana.gov/index.cfm?md=newsroom&tmp=detail&articleID=717 .
^ KBB 2005: State of EmergencyHurricane Katrina (Baton Rouge, August 26, 2005); State of Alabama, Office of the Governor, State of Emergency Proclamation (Jackson, August 26, 2005).
^ Governor Haley Barbour announced today that President Bush granted Mississippi’s request to add additional counties to the Hurricane Katrina Presidential Disaster Declaration.- Tropical Storm - Hurricane - Katrina - Mississippi 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.disastercenter.com [Source type: News]
[60][61] One person was killed in
Hopkinsville, Kentucky and part of a high school collapsed.
[62] Flooding also prompted a number of evacuations in
West Virginia and
Ohio, the rainfall in Ohio leading to two indirect deaths.
.^ (CNN) -- Mississippi Power says electricity has been restored to nearly 169,000 of their 195,000 customers in the coastal part of the state, the most it can reconnect to at this time.- CNN.com - The latest on�Katrina's aftermath - Sep 13, 2005 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC edition.cnn.com [Source type: News]
^ Motorists are encouraged not to travel just to sightsee and to be aware that local curfews are still in place in many affected areas.- Tropical Storm - Hurricane - Katrina - Mississippi 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.disastercenter.com [Source type: News]
^ It wouldn't shock me if it were the end of the week before all of these affected areas get power, get phone service, whether it's land lines or cell phone service.- CNN.com - Transcripts 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]
[63].^ Eqecat cut its estimate from as high as $30 billion as Katrina veered east of New Orleans, sparing the city a direct hit.
^ Katrina had torn across the city, dropping to a category 4 just before she roared in, but still the strongest hurricane to hit New Orleans for decades.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
^ The Salvation Army, Across the Nation the Salvation Army is Providing Aid to Survivors of Hurricane Katrina, news release, September 13, 2005.
.^ And when she died a few years ago, the agency was allowed to continue operating in the house, and there they are still.
^ Work continues in neighborhoods as our teams go out and cut down fallen trees from buildings and patching roofs with vinyl tarp material.- HURRICANE RELIEF, Friend Ships PORT MERCY Humanitarian Aid Disaster Response Team, Hurricane Katrina, Lee, Maria... 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.friendships.org [Source type: General]
^ August 31, 2005 The State of Mississippi Emergency Mangement Agency has not distributed a Situation Report for a couple of days, when one becomes available we will distribute it here.- Tropical Storm - Hurricane - Katrina - Mississippi 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.disastercenter.com [Source type: News]
[64] Flooding also occurred in both Ontario and
Quebec, cutting off a number of isolated villages in Quebec, particularly in the
Côte-Nord region.
[65]
Aftermath
Economic effects
The economic effects of the storm were far-reaching.
.^ The Gulf coast region is slowly recovering its oil refining and distribution capability after it was shut down by the fury of Hurricane Katrina....- Hurricane Katrina Coverage 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC deltafarmpress.com [Source type: General]
^ At the same time, they don't want to suggest that Bush is giving the brush-off to New Orleans and other Gulf Coast regions.- First Draft: Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.first-draft.com [Source type: General]
^ Since 1989, governments worldwide have awarded $3 billion in contracts to KBR's Government and Infrastructure Division to clean up damage caused by natural and man-made disasters.- Katrina Blog | Katrina Blog, Katrina Information, Devastating Impact Of Hurricane, Buy Hurricane Shutters, Best Kind Of Hurricane Shutters 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC katrinablog.org [Source type: General]
.^ BROWN: It's all about oil in the Gulf.- CNN.com - Transcripts 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Now Katrina is in the Gulf of Mexico and intensifying.- Hurricane Katrina Archives - Geoff Fox - My Permanent Record 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.geofffox.com [Source type: General]
^ Katrina caused irreversible damage.- Hurricane Katrina survivor stories - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
[67] .^ In addition, USDAs Forest Service deployed approximately 300-350 law enforcement officers to the affected area as members of ESF-4 Incident Management Teams.
[68] .^ Shortly after Hurricane Katrina did her savage business, Terry Francl estimated immediate losses to agriculture would reach $2 billion.- Hurricane Katrina Coverage 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC deltafarmpress.com [Source type: General]
^ After Katrina: $2 billion ag loss estimate could be low .- Hurricane Katrina Coverage 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC deltafarmpress.com [Source type: General]
[68] .^ Removing the massive debris left by Hurricane Katrina is a cooperative effort between local communities, state governments, federal governments, and state and federal agencies.
.^ New Orleans mending after Hurricane Katrina .- Hurricane Katrina Coverage 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC deltafarmpress.com [Source type: General]
^ We have three offices -- one of which was in New Orleans.- Where to Donate: Grassroots/Low-income/People of Color-led Katrina Relief 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC katrina.mayfirst.org [Source type: General]
^ New Orleans itself has 1.3 million people.- Occam's Razor: Hurricane Katrina Tag Archive 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.occams-razor.info [Source type: Original source]
.^ A bill that may include at least $1 billion to rebuild rental housing in Louisiana passed out of a U.S. House of Representatives committee on March 8.- Hurricane Katrina Resources 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.nhi.org [Source type: News]
^ Everyone has heard about the devastating impact that Hurricane Katrina has had on Mississippi, Louisiana, and the rest of the Gulf Coast.
^ President Bush visits Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, and later signs a $10.5 billion disaster relief bill.- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
[69].^ The Gulf coast region is slowly recovering its oil refining and distribution capability after it was shut down by the fury of Hurricane Katrina....- Hurricane Katrina Coverage 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC deltafarmpress.com [Source type: General]
^ MISSISSIPPI STATE, Miss., Mississippi producers suffering losses from Hurricane Katrina can apply for a portion of the $170 million in disaster assistance made available by the U.S. Department of Agriculture....- Hurricane Katrina Coverage 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC deltafarmpress.com [Source type: General]
^ The one million people from New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast suddenly tossed out of their jobs by Hurricane Katrina are now fanning out across the South and the rest of the country looking for work.
[70] .^ Separate JFOs were set up and became fully operational in: Mobile, Alabama on September 1; Denver, Colorado on September 6; Montgomery, Alabama (supplanting the Mobile facility) and Oklahoma (State) on September 10; Austin, Texas on September 11; Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Louisiana on September 12; Little Rock, Arkansas on September 13; and Jackson, Mississippi on September 16.
^ Texas agreed to triple to 75,000 the number of evacuees being taken in from Louisiana.
^ The Salvation Army can feed 400,000 people in Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama, Cunningham said.
.^ By late summer, HANO says 1,000 additional units will be repaired and re-opened to people who lived in the city's public housing before Katrina.- Hurricane Katrina Resources 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.nhi.org [Source type: News]
^ It seems like most of the city is under water and massive relief efforts are underway to rescue people stranded on top of the expressways.- AnneRice.Com: Hurricane Katrina 11 September 2009 6:30 UTC www.annerice.com [Source type: General]
^ The city of New Orleans has a population of just over 500,000 and was expecting 300 murders this year, most of them centered on just a few, overwhelmingly black, neighborhoods.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
[71] .^ In search of justice for the New Orleans 200,000 .
^ But New Orleans is a lot more than that.
^ New Orleans itself has 1.3 million people.- Occam's Razor: Hurricane Katrina Tag Archive 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.occams-razor.info [Source type: Original source]
[72] .^ State of Louisiana, Office of the Governor, Governor Blanco Declares State of Emergency Regarding Hurricane Dennis, news release, July 8, 2005, http://gov.louisiana.gov/index.cfm?md=newsroom&tmp=detail&articleID=717 .
^ I posted this on July 13, 2006 and I wish I could say that we're no longer comfortably numb in New Orleans but we've had a bit of a relapse.- First Draft: Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.first-draft.com [Source type: General]
^ A Louisiana state police commander said many New Orleans officers have quit, saying they weren't going to risk their lives to fight looters.
[73] .^ The [lack of a] response or recovery effort from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita is often framed in terms of race.
^ I have to say that after 4 years since surviving Hurricane Katrina I am sadly disappointed at the recovery and concern for the "unimportant" areas of New Orleans.- The Secret History of Hurricane Katrina | Mother Jones 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC motherjones.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Here in my little corner of middle-America, we've taken in 20-some families and a total of 70-or-so people displaced by Hurricane Katrina.- Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..: Hurricane Katrina Archives 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.thedonovan.com [Source type: Original source]
[74]
Environmental effects
The
Chandeleur Islands, before Katrina (left) and after (right), showing the impact of the storm along coastal areas.
Katrina also had a profound impact on the environment.
.^ The storm's surge caused flooding, trapped people in buildings and caused an unspecified amount of damage, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour said today.
^ Officials and area residents -- millions of whom fled for higher ground -- had been concerned the storm would cause flooding that would overwhelm the city's system of levees and pumps.
^ Much of the devastation is being blamed on a storm surge.
.^ Tropical Storm Katrina Heads for Miami] "A hurricane watch and tropical storm warning is currently in effect for Florida's east coast from Vero Beach, about 150 miles north of Miami, south into the Florida Keys.- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
^ "We had the USS Bataan sailing almost behind the hurricane so once the hurricane made landfall, its search and rescue helicopters could be available almost immediately So, we had things ready.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
^ Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund East Point, GA www.federation.coop .- Hurricane Katrina Resources 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.nhi.org [Source type: News]
[75] .^ Will Hurricane Katrina affect Louisiana harvest?- Hurricane Katrina Coverage 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC deltafarmpress.com [Source type: General]
^ While Hurricane Katrinas fury sidestepped Louisianas crawfish acreage, centered in the southwest section of the state, the storms aftermath is likely to severely disrupt the industrys economy....- Hurricane Katrina Coverage 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC deltafarmpress.com [Source type: General]
^ Day 3] - BBC: Katrina, the sixth deadliest hurricane to hit Florida in a year, moves westwards toward the Gulf Coast at nearly 7mph (11kph).- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
[76] .^ Shortly after Hurricane Katrina did her savage business, Terry Francl estimated immediate losses to agriculture would reach $2 billion.- Hurricane Katrina Coverage 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC deltafarmpress.com [Source type: General]
^ As well all recover in the Houston area from Hurricane Rita, we are again refocused on the gulf coast to the east of us.
^ In partnership with SOS, Common Ground, Camp Casey III and many other organizations, we provide supplies and volunteers from California and other parts of the country to the 800 square mile area of the hurricane Katrina devastation.- Where to Donate: Grassroots/Low-income/People of Color-led Katrina Relief 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC katrina.mayfirst.org [Source type: General]
[77].^ Francis is inundated with dogs and cats who were deserted or lost, as well as those moved from more damaged facilities such as the Humane Society.
[68] .^ This suggests that conditions may be different in New Orleans, where the water resulted from a broken levy rather than a storm surge and where damage has probably resulted from standing water rather than surging water."- Hurricane Katrina Information Resources - Cavan McCarthy - SLIS/LSU - School of Library and Information Science - Louisiana State University 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.lsu.edu [Source type: General]
[68]
.^ Louisiana National Guard, Task Force Pelican,Hurricane Katrina: Overview of Significant Events, November 28, 2005, 23.
^ Louisiana National Guard, Task Force Pelican, Hurricane Katrina: Overview of Significant Events, November 28, 2005, 23-24.
^ Louisiana National Guard, Task Force Pelican,Hurricane Katrina: Overview of Significant Events, November 28, 2005, 23, 24.
.^ But now we're finding some levee breaches in places like the National Wildlife Refuge up here.
[78] .^ However, it noted that building and other repairs to hurricane-related damage in Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana and other affected regions should boost GDP in subsequentquarters.
[78]
.^ Those neighborhoods' efforts will be incorporated into the new process.- Hurricane Katrina Resources 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.nhi.org [Source type: News]
^ This is part of what will change New Orleans.- Hurricane Katrina Archives - Geoff Fox - My Permanent Record 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.geofffox.com [Source type: General]
^ Day 6] - Water pours into New Orleans a full day after the hurricane hit.- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
[34] .^ Eight million gallons of oil spilled out from Louisiana facilities after the storm.- First Draft: Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC www.first-draft.com [Source type: General]
^ Worse, EIGHT MILLION gallons spilled out of Louisiana oil facilities after the storms.- First Draft: Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC www.first-draft.com [Source type: General]
^ And to many, the talk of rebuilding and the concern about looting seemed to miss the point: that people are dying in massive numbers.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
[68]
Prior to the storm,
subsidence and
erosion caused erosion in the Louisiana wetlands and
bayous.
.^ Despite this contact, Canada has not been allowed to fly supplies and personnel to the areas hit by Katrina.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
^ The area, which includes Dillard University, was badly flooded by a breach in the canal after Hurricane Katrina hit Aug.- CNN.com - The latest on�Katrina's aftermath - Sep 13, 2005 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC edition.cnn.com [Source type: News]
^ Two Navy helicopter pilots were reprimanded for their actions after Hurricane Katrina struck they rescued more than 100 people and brought them to safety.- Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..: Hurricane Katrina Archives 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.thedonovan.com [Source type: Original source]
[79]Looting and violence
A
Border Patrol Special Response Team searches a hotel room-by-room in New Orleans in response to Hurricane Katrina.
.^ What do New Orleans residents want in their neighborhoods?- Hurricane Katrina Resources 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.nhi.org [Source type: News]
^ Officials encourage residents remaining in New Orleans to evacuate.- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
^ A crowd of up to 500 fleeing people, mostly poor black residents of New Orleans and some stranded white tourists, moves across the bridge, only to be held back at gunpoint by Gretna police who are reported to have said they did not want their town to become "another Superdome."- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
.^ They and many other family members were able to get out of New Orleans well before the storm; and some of us had already re-located.- AnneRice.Com: Hurricane Katrina 11 September 2009 6:30 UTC www.annerice.com [Source type: General]
^ Many have been there for days, without food, water or sanitary services.
^ But many have also been shocked by the images of disorder beamed around the world -- looters roaming the debris-strewn streets and thousands of people gathered in New Orleans waiting for the authorities to provide food, water and other aid.
[80]
.^ As far as I can tell, that was the first national report of flooding in New Orleans.- Hurricane Katrina Archives - Geoff Fox - My Permanent Record 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.geofffox.com [Source type: General]
^ And as a result, much of New Orleans is flooded.- CNN.com - The latest on�Katrina's aftermath - Sep 13, 2005 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC edition.cnn.com [Source type: News]
^ If so, if large parts of the world were tormented by unpredictable storms, flooding and temperature changes, then what happened in New Orleans would seem like a tea party.
.^ Both sources report that eighty percent of New Orleans experienced some amount of flooding.
^ I hope (though doubt) Nagin will rush to call a new conference tomorrow just as he did after last week's WWL report because he has some explaining to do.- First Draft: Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.first-draft.com [Source type: General]
^ The Energy Department reports more than 5,000 calls, though there was no way to immediately determine how many of the allegations were valid.
[81] .^ National Guard troops are dispatched across the Gulf Coast.- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
^ New Orleans is under Federal, State, and Local law.
^ By September 8, the Department of Interior deployed 175 law enforcement officers from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Tribal Police. The Department of the Treasury and the Department of Veteran Affairs deployed thirty-four and thirty-three law enforcement officers, respectively. The Environmental Protection Agency sent seventeen officers to the region, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service deployed a total of 117 law enforcement personnel. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Law Enforcement Deployed to Region, September 8, 2005.
.^ "They have M-16s and they're locked and loaded," she said.
.^ Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco said miles and miles of homes were under water.
^ "These troops know how to shoot and kill, and they are more than willing to do so, and I expect they will."
^ She said they "know how to shoot and kill, and they are more than willing to do so, and I expect they will."
.^ Silah told The Observer: 'I warned there was going to be a very long night ahead.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
^ "They don't have a clue what's going on down there," Mayor Ray Nagin told WWL-AM Thursday night.
^ He was evacuated out of New Orleans, and the people who are helping evacuees there contacted me through my email address and told me Jerome was safe!- AnneRice.Com: Hurricane Katrina 11 September 2009 6:30 UTC www.annerice.com [Source type: General]
There was sniping going on.
.^ Wasn't the whole rhetoric about sending in the military primarily concerned with restoring law and order?
^ If you don't believe me, think back to September 11, and all the times over the first few weeks after the attacks that we had to revise the things we thought we knew.- Baseball Crank: Hurricane Katrina Archives 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC baseballcrank.com [Source type: News]
^ Considering that there are already questions about who was in charge last week, can someone please ask the White House who first gave the order to NorthCom and when?- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
[82] .^ What do New Orleans residents want in their neighborhoods?- Hurricane Katrina Resources 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.nhi.org [Source type: News]
^ Her mother was a lifelong resident of New Orleans.- Search Results - Hurricane Katrina Deceased Victims List - The Earth Institute at Columbia University 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC www.katrinalist.columbia.edu [Source type: Academic]
^ From our word on the ground in New Orleans (police officers/firemen) the biggest issue with the reflooding of some of New Orleans is the moral.
[83]
.^ He lived in or near New Orleans.- Hurricane Katrina survivor stories - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
^ Thursday outside the New Orleans convention center.
^ The Confederate Yankee has been doing some digging, and suggests that rebuilding New Orleans as it was is perhaps, long term, just not a good idea .- Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..: Hurricane Katrina Archives 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.thedonovan.com [Source type: Original source]
A temporary jail was constructed of chain link cages in the city train station.
[84]
.^ Well, we are a lot more than all that.- Hurricane Katrina Information Resources - Cavan McCarthy - SLIS/LSU - School of Library and Information Science - Louisiana State University 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.lsu.edu [Source type: General]
- Kathryn Cramer: Hurricane Katrina 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.kathryncramer.com [Source type: General]
^ More than 1,700 volunteer medical personnel have come from Louisiana; Washington, D.C.; Georgia; Arkansas; Mississippi; Florida; Texas; Utah; Arizona; Illinois; and Washington.- Hurricane Katrina Information Resources - Cavan McCarthy - SLIS/LSU - School of Library and Information Science - Louisiana State University 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.lsu.edu [Source type: General]
^ Mechanics who helped hot-wire any car that could be found to ferry people out of the City.- Hurricane Katrina survivor stories - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
.^ Records.com - People Search Public Records and Background Checks.- The Secret History of Hurricane Katrina | Mother Jones 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC motherjones.com [Source type: Original source]
[85] .^ Friday, September 23, 2005 .
^ Jan-2006 23:29 .- Hurricane Katrina - Bay St. Louis, Mississippi Photo Gallery by David Bailey at pbase.com 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: General]
^ September 22, 2005 .- Hurricane!: hurricane katrina archives 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC hurricane.blogcarnival.com [Source type: General]
- Blackwater Down | Hurricane Katrina | AlterNet 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.alternet.org [Source type: General]
[86]
Government response
President Bush examines the flooded areas from Air Force One.
.^ National Response Plan , 28-33.
^ National Response Plan , 15.
^ National Response Plan , 63.
.^ After exhausting all governmental avenues to place a request to have some people in a specific spot in NOLA rescued, the family tried calling the Red Cross.
^ In addition, he said the local governments have no obligation to provide polling places outside their jurisdictions.- Hurricane Katrina Resources 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.nhi.org [Source type: News]
^ Governors of Louisiana and Mississippi request additional security forces from the federal government."- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
.^ Removing the massive debris left by Hurricane Katrina is a cooperative effort between local communities, state governments, federal governments, and state and federal agencies.
^ The FCO is responsible for coordinating the timely delivery of Federal disaster assistance resources and programs to the affected State and local governments, individual victims, and the private sector. National Response Plan , p.
^ Local, state and federal government need to have a "worst case scenario" plan for each region in the US, corresponding with the possible types of disaster.- The Secret History of Hurricane Katrina | Mother Jones 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC motherjones.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ California spent millions of dollars shoring up its levee system but many feel the effort is not enough to protect people and property.- Katrina Blog | Katrina Blog, Katrina Information, Devastating Impact Of Hurricane, Buy Hurricane Shutters, Best Kind Of Hurricane Shutters 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC katrinablog.org [Source type: General]
^ There were breakdowns of communication and planning at all levels of government - federal, state and local levels.- Katrina Blog | Katrina Blog, Katrina Information, Devastating Impact Of Hurricane, Buy Hurricane Shutters, Best Kind Of Hurricane Shutters 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC katrinablog.org [Source type: General]
^ The suit demanded that temporary polling places be set up in communities outside Louisiana where many hurricane evacuees are living.- Hurricane Katrina Resources 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.nhi.org [Source type: News]
[87]
.^ Which brings us to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
^ Saturday said Federal Emergency Management Agency's response to the Hurricane Katrina has been slow.- CNN.com - The latest on�Katrina's aftermath - Sep 13, 2005 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC edition.cnn.com [Source type: News]
^ Robert R. Latham Jr., Executive Director of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, written statement for a hearing on Hurricane Katrina: Preparedness and Response by the State of Mississippi, on December 7, 2005, submitted to the House Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina, 109th Congress, 1st session.
.^ Had been in New Orleans four months.- Hurricane Katrina survivor stories - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
^ What do New Orleans residents want in their neighborhoods?- Hurricane Katrina Resources 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.nhi.org [Source type: News]
^ William, Louisiana to New Orleans to all surrounding areas.- The Secret History of Hurricane Katrina | Mother Jones 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC motherjones.com [Source type: Original source]
[87]
.^ The U.S. Coast Guard said that it has rescued more than 22,000 people.- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
^ "Here in New Orleans, we are not guarding from terrorists."- Blackwater Down | Hurricane Katrina | AlterNet 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.alternet.org [Source type: General]
^ News is more than welcome!- AnneRice.Com: Hurricane Katrina 11 September 2009 6:30 UTC www.annerice.com [Source type: General]
[90]
.^ Sunday, August 28 .- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
^ August 28, 2005 By Russell McCulley .
^ Russel Honore, commander of Task Force Katrina.- CNN.com - The latest on�Katrina's aftermath - Sep 13, 2005 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC edition.cnn.com [Source type: News]
.^ The National Guard had been activated to help with storm preparations, he said.- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
- Hurricane Katrina timeline - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
^ The storm forced Troop B of the Louisiana State Police to relocate from their barracks to the Kenner Police Departments headquarters.
^ This is all about the MONEY. Blackwater, et al claim that they can provide security better than government agencies (police/national guard/etc.- Blackwater Down | Hurricane Katrina | AlterNet 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.alternet.org [Source type: General]
[92] .^ U.S. Department of Defense, Air Force, Air Force Support of Hurricane Katrina Continues, Air Force Link , September 4, 2005.
^ U.S. Department of Defense, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Manual 3025.1-M, Manual for Civil Emergencies (Washington, D.C., June 1994), para.
^ Civil Air Patrol.- Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..: Hurricane Katrina Archives 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.thedonovan.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Michael Chertoff, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, memorandum for distribution entitled Designation of Principal Federal Official for Hurricane Katrina, August 30, 2005, 1.
^ National Response Plan , 28-33.
^ National Response Plan , 15.
[93] .^ The Deputy Commander of the RI National Guard reported to me that he had Guardsmen who were whipped, but after a hot shower and an IWO JIMA breakfast were ready to hit the patrols again.- Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..: Hurricane Katrina Archives 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.thedonovan.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Some see Cline as a proud, arrogant man who refused to believe a hurricane of such intensity could sweep across the island as it did.
^ Gary Jones, who commanded the Louisiana National Guard's Joint Task Force, told the paper, "This place is going to look like Little Somalia.- The Secret History of Hurricane Katrina | Mother Jones 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC motherjones.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Meanwhile, by unanimous consent of those present, the Senate has approved $10.5 billion in aid for the hurricane victims.
^ Congress is rushing through an aid package of more than $10 billion and the Pentagon is promising 1,400 National Guardsmen.
^ U.S. Department of the Interior, Cason Announces Initial BIA Response to Aid Tribal Victims of Hurricane Katrina, news release, September 1, 2005.
[94] .^ As the full horror of this sinks in, thousands of desperate columnists are asking if George Bush contributed to the death toll by sending so many national guard units to Iraq.- Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..: Hurricane Katrina Archives 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.thedonovan.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Not once did Bush mention anything about helping US citizens.- The Secret History of Hurricane Katrina | Mother Jones 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC motherjones.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Watch how on the morning of 9/11/01, "President" George W. Bush was scheduled to appear at a Florida elementary school to promote a reading program for third graders.- Katrina Blog | Katrina Blog, Katrina Information, Devastating Impact Of Hurricane, Buy Hurricane Shutters, Best Kind Of Hurricane Shutters 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC katrinablog.org [Source type: General]
[95] .^ Tuesday, September 20, 2005 .
^ September 20, 2005 – Document Command Inc.- Hurricane Katrina Information Resources - Cavan McCarthy - SLIS/LSU - School of Library and Information Science - Louisiana State University 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.lsu.edu [Source type: General]
^ Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Execution Order, August 30, 2005 .
[96]
.^ FEMA:Seek safer housing than our trailers .- First Draft: Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC www.first-draft.com [Source type: General]
^ It is on every contract everyone receiving FEMA housing assistance signed.- Katrina Blog | Katrina Blog, Katrina Information, Devastating Impact Of Hurricane, Buy Hurricane Shutters, Best Kind Of Hurricane Shutters 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC katrinablog.org [Source type: General]
^ FEMA has hired two faith-based nonprofits to provide housing assistance; the assistance is intended to help some 50,000 households who had been staying in leased hotel rooms.- Hurricane Katrina Resources 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.nhi.org [Source type: News]
) to more than 700,000 applicants—families and individuals.
.^ The city of New Orleans will never be the same.
^ We have three offices -- one of which was in New Orleans.- Where to Donate: Grassroots/Low-income/People of Color-led Katrina Relief 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC katrina.mayfirst.org [Source type: General]
^ The Blackwater operators described their mission in New Orleans as "securing neighborhoods," as if they were talking about Sadr City.- The Secret History of Hurricane Katrina | Mother Jones 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC motherjones.com [Source type: Original source]
[97] .^ This march and the right to vote in satellite polling places was important to her because she wanted as many people as possible to vote against Ray Nagin.
.^ They are also providing hundreds of hot meals each day, providing day care and helping families find permanent housing.- Where to Donate: Grassroots/Low-income/People of Color-led Katrina Relief 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC katrina.mayfirst.org [Source type: General]
^ Here in my little corner of middle-America, we've taken in 20-some families and a total of 70-or-so people displaced by Hurricane Katrina.- Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..: Hurricane Katrina Archives 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.thedonovan.com [Source type: Original source]
^ State and local officials say the additional funds could mean some $150,000 per displaced homeowner.- Hurricane Katrina Resources 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.nhi.org [Source type: News]
.^ Private contractors get paid $10k per month and stay at four star hotels in Kuwait.- Blackwater Down | Hurricane Katrina | AlterNet 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.alternet.org [Source type: General]
^ FEMA has hired two faith-based nonprofits to provide housing assistance; the assistance is intended to help some 50,000 households who had been staying in leased hotel rooms.- Hurricane Katrina Resources 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.nhi.org [Source type: News]
^ As of this (9/6/05) Almetra Franklin said they have not seen anyone from FEMA or the Red Cross They are doing this all on their own and could really use your help."- Where to Donate: Grassroots/Low-income/People of Color-led Katrina Relief 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC katrina.mayfirst.org [Source type: General]
[98] .^ We loved (and still do) the precious people who live there!- Hurricane Katrina - Bay St. Louis, Mississippi Photo Gallery by David Bailey at pbase.com 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: General]
^ "Many people are still left there."- Hurricane Katrina survivor stories - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
^ There were stacks of tents, lanterns and camp stoves for people still displaced, as well as clothing, bedding, plates and utensils.- First Draft: Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC www.first-draft.com [Source type: General]
[99]
.^ New Orleans is a disaster waiting to happen.- Katrina Blog | Katrina Blog, Katrina Information, Devastating Impact Of Hurricane, Buy Hurricane Shutters, Best Kind Of Hurricane Shutters 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC katrinablog.org [Source type: General]
^ New Orleans is under Federal, State, and Local law.
^ While some law enforcement officers provided by States under the EMAC readily accepted direction from Louisiana and Federal law enforcement officials, others operated in New Orleans with little coordination or supervision.
.^ The New York Times provides the best explanation I've seen so far of multiple breaches, but so far all the images I've seen are of the same one.
^ Rebuild New Orleans somewhere else, they argued, far away from hurricane threat.- AnneRice.Com: Hurricane Katrina 11 September 2009 6:30 UTC www.annerice.com [Source type: General]
^ Disruptions to Gulf natural-gas production are being felt as far away as Detroit and New York state after El Paso Corp.
.^ William Leighty, Virginia Governor Warner's chief of staff and a key member of the Hurricane Isabel response team, will head to Louisiana.
^ Even the leader of a ragtag terrorist operation can tell you that decentralizing authority into local cells that can operate on their own for long stretches makes you less vulnerable to your enemies.- Baseball Crank: Hurricane Katrina Archives 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC baseballcrank.com [Source type: News]
^ The new evacuation order has been drafted and will be issued shortly, Mr. Nagin said, even though Louisiana state officials question his authority to issue such a command .- Baseball Crank: Hurricane Katrina Archives 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC baseballcrank.com [Source type: News]
[100]
.^ Look at more than what’s in front of your own two eyes.
^ Just over a thousand units are already open, of more than 5,000 that were inhabited before the storm.- Hurricane Katrina Resources 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.nhi.org [Source type: News]
^ Scientists at Louisiana State University (L.S.U.), who have modeled hundreds of possible storm tracks on advanced computers, predict that more than 100,000 people could die.- Katrina Blog | Katrina Blog, Katrina Information, Devastating Impact Of Hurricane, Buy Hurricane Shutters, Best Kind Of Hurricane Shutters 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC katrinablog.org [Source type: General]
.^ While the administration had bickered over politics, Blanco had expanded the size of her National Guard by accepting deployments of guardsmen from all of the other 49 states.- First Draft: Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC www.first-draft.com [Source type: General]
^ The city, Parish and State government provided all sorts of free transportation for the needy before the storm, but many ignored the offers.- The Secret History of Hurricane Katrina | Mother Jones 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC motherjones.com [Source type: Original source]
^ On request of the American Red Cross, the ICRC will transfer to it all data related to evacuees (Self Registered persons), on 19.09.2005 at 12 gmt.- Hurricane Katrina Information Resources - Cavan McCarthy - SLIS/LSU - School of Library and Information Science - Louisiana State University 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.lsu.edu [Source type: General]
.^ Massive evacuation of residential areas on low ground within 5-10 miles (8-16 km) of the shoreline may be required.- Hurricane Katrina Archives - Geoff Fox - My Permanent Record 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.geofffox.com [Source type: General]
^ FEMA is now saying that the overload on the system will create a delay of monies being distributed by about 3 weeks and believe it or not - Red Cross has ONE operating station in all of Houston with over 250,000 evacuees in Houston alone.
^ With many parents stuck in Houston or other far-flung cities, their children are living by themselves with their young siblings in New Orleans.- Hurricane Katrina Resources 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.nhi.org [Source type: News]
[101]
Criticism of government response
.^ From Katrina survivors critical of Australian Government response .- Hurricane Katrina survivor stories - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
^ The response to Hurricane Katrina is a failure.
^ U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Hurricane Katrina Response Brief, September 1, 2005. The brief reported that security and lawlessness were becoming a very critical concern and were hindering relief efforts. See also U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, VIP Katrina Briefing, slide presentation, September 1, 2005.
.^ And as a result, much of New Orleans is flooded.- CNN.com - The latest on�Katrina's aftermath - Sep 13, 2005 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC edition.cnn.com [Source type: News]
^ But New Orleans is a lot more than that.
^ The city of New Orleans will never be the same.
[51] The
neologism Katrinagate was coined to refer to this controversy, and was a runner-up for "2005 word of the year."
[102]
.^ It’s no secret what I think about the local, state, and federal government’s response to the storm .
^ August 29, 2005 .
^ From a post on the Federal government taking on a local sheriff after Hurricane Katrina.
.^ Initially they are extending this aid to 1000 families who resided in Louisiana, Mississippi or Alabama at the time Katrina hit.- Hurricane Katrina Information Resources - Cavan McCarthy - SLIS/LSU - School of Library and Information Science - Louisiana State University 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.lsu.edu [Source type: General]
^ Many have been there for days, without food, water or sanitary services.
^ "The administration's priority is to provide needed assistance: water, food, medical care, shelter," said Joanna Gonzalez, a DHS spokeswoman.
.^ Bush has arrived in New Orleans.- First Draft: Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.first-draft.com [Source type: General]
^ Louisiana governor calls for evacuation of New Orleans .
^ Violence disrupts evacuation, rescue efforts in New Orleans .
.^ In the cases of Katrina and Rita , the [lack of a] response to people’s needs from the government could inspire some to start caring, to start paying attention, to want to take such matters (e.g.
^ Some government officials in Louisiana and Mississippi said it could take a month or more to restore full electric service in some of the hardest hit areas.
^ So why should there be anything other response from the government than to send in Blackwater and operate as if in a foreign country.- The Secret History of Hurricane Katrina | Mother Jones 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC motherjones.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Interviews with storm victims show that blacks tended not to believe the government would help them, while whites more often pressured the state insurance department to get relief.- Hurricane Katrina Resources 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.nhi.org [Source type: News]
60%
[104] ).
.^ Michael Chertoff, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, memorandum for distribution entitled Designation of Principal Federal Official for Hurricane Katrina, August 30, 2005, 1.
^ [Director Brown] was going to manage this thing as the battlefield commander, you know, with the authority he had as the director of FEMA, which put him in supervisory authority over the federal coordinating officers. Michael Chertoff, testimony before a hearing on Hurricane Katrina: The Role of the Department of Homeland Security, on October 19, 2005, House Select Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina, 109th Congress, 1st session. See also Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act [Stafford Act] , as amended by Public Law 106-390 (October 30, 2000).
^ Michael Chertoff, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, written statement for a hearing on Hurricane Katrina: The Homeland Security Departments Preparation and Response, on February 15, 2006, submitted to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, 109th Congress, 2nd session.
.^ Which brings us to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
^ Federal Emergency Management Agency moved in with housing and other assistance.- Katrina Blog | Katrina Blog, Katrina Information, Devastating Impact Of Hurricane, Buy Hurricane Shutters, Best Kind Of Hurricane Shutters 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC katrinablog.org [Source type: General]
^ "It's bad," agreed Federal Emergency Management Agency director Mike Brown.
.^ Nagin's interview Thursday night on WWL radio came as President Bush planned to visit Gulf Coast communities battered by Hurricane Katrina, a visit aimed at alleviating criticism that he engineered a too- little, too-late response.
^ Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco said miles and miles of homes were under water.
^ Even though now, Red Cross shelters and FEMA are distributing food, providing shelter, and caring for the sick and wounded, they came too late.- AnneRice.Com: Hurricane Katrina 11 September 2009 6:30 UTC www.annerice.com [Source type: General]
.^ Aug 11, 1990 - Comfort departed Baltimore two days later and embarked on what was to be an eight-month deployment.- Katrina Blog | Katrina Blog, Katrina Information, Devastating Impact Of Hurricane, Buy Hurricane Shutters, Best Kind Of Hurricane Shutters 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC katrinablog.org [Source type: General]
^ Other neighboring states, including Arkansas and Texas were also calling up their National Guards to assist in the relief operation, the newspaper said quoting Pentagon sources.
^ Money from the state's "hurricane relief" fund will be used to fill the "rainy day" fund and help pay for Medicaid services in the next fiscal year that begins July 1.- First Draft: Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC www.first-draft.com [Source type: General]
[105] .^ President Bush authorized FEMA .
^ President Bush was returning to Washington two days ahead of schedule to help oversee Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts, the White House announced.
^ For one thing, the undermining of FEMA began as soon as President Bush took office.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
[106]
During
A Concert for Hurricane Relief, a benefit concert for victims of the hurricane, rapper
Kanye West veered off script and harshly criticized the government's response to the crisis, stating that "George Bush doesn't care about
black people." Although the camera quickly cut away, and the scene was deleted from delayed broadcasts, West's comments still reached the East Coast broadcasts, and were replayed and discussed afterwards.
[107].^ Kathleen Blanco, governor of Louisiana, called on the city of New Orleans to evacuate as waters continued to rise.
^ It focuses not on New Orleans alone, but all areas of the state.- Hurricane Katrina Information Resources - Cavan McCarthy - SLIS/LSU - School of Library and Information Science - Louisiana State University 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.lsu.edu [Source type: General]
^ William, Louisiana to New Orleans to all surrounding areas.- The Secret History of Hurricane Katrina | Mother Jones 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC motherjones.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ What do New Orleans residents want in their neighborhoods?- Hurricane Katrina Resources 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.nhi.org [Source type: News]
^ Now , Ray Nagin orders a genuinely mandatory evacuation of New Orleans.- Baseball Crank: Hurricane Katrina Archives 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC baseballcrank.com [Source type: News]
^ NEW ORLEANS (CNN) -- With New Orleans mostly under water last week and two rapidly deteriorating "shelters of last resort" already holding thousands, Mayor Ray Nagin issued a "desperate SOS" and urged people still in the city to flee over a Mississippi River bridge.- CNN.com - The latest on�Katrina's aftermath - Sep 13, 2005 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC edition.cnn.com [Source type: News]
.^ "The most important thing is to get the people out of that environment," he said.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
^ Someone can find out who they are.- Blackwater Down | Hurricane Katrina | AlterNet 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.alternet.org [Source type: General]
^ Lots of people waiting to find out how bad Hurricane Katrina hit.
[8]
.^ I want to be wrong about Hurricane Katrina."- Hurricane Katrina Archives - Geoff Fox - My Permanent Record 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.geofffox.com [Source type: General]
^ Read more from this blogger: Hurricane Katrina .
^ In the century that followed, ad hoc legislation was passed more than 100 times in response to hurricanes, earthquakes, floods and other natural disasters.
.^ But the evidence points, above all, to a stunning lack of both preparation and urgency in the federal government's response.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
^ It is a city of extended families and social networks filling the gaps left by city, state and federal governments that have abdicated their responsibility for the public welfare.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
^ But the evidence points, above all, to a stunning lack of both preparation and urgency in the federal government's response.'- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
.^ "We cannot stress enough the danger this hurricane poses to Gulf Coast communities."
^ This is still a devastating forecast for New Orleans and the Gulf Coast.- Hurricane Katrina Archives - Geoff Fox - My Permanent Record 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.geofffox.com [Source type: General]
^ We will do everything we can to guide the recovery effort, and help them realize their vision so that communities along the Gulf Coast are better and stronger than before the storm.
.^ "I don't want the federal government to take over disaster response, believe me," DeLay told the AP. "Why?
^ There were breakdowns of communication and planning at all levels of government - federal, state and local levels.- Katrina Blog | Katrina Blog, Katrina Information, Devastating Impact Of Hurricane, Buy Hurricane Shutters, Best Kind Of Hurricane Shutters 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC katrinablog.org [Source type: General]
^ But the evidence points, above all, to a stunning lack of both preparation and urgency in the federal government's response.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
[8]
.^ Incredibly, 44 percent blame Bush.
^ New Orleans is under Federal, State, and Local law.
^ NEW YORK (CNN) -- The government's response to deadly Hurricane Katrina shows the United States is unprepared for a disaster or terrorist attack, a member of the commission that investigated the Sept.- CNN.com - The latest on�Katrina's aftermath - Sep 13, 2005 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC edition.cnn.com [Source type: News]
[108] .^ State and local governments will be reimbursed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency for 100 percent of Hurricane Katrina eligible debris removal costs incurred during the sixty days following President Bush’s federal disaster declaration, from August 29 through October 30th, 2005.
^ State emergency management officials said 80 percent of the state's residents had no power.
^ It is apparent that no one - neither New Orleans Police Chief Eddie Compass nor state and federal officials - were prepared for what would come after Katrina had passed through,' the paper roared in an editorial last week.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
[109]
International response
Over seventy countries pledged monetary donations or other assistance.
.^ Was Michael D. Brown the best appointment for head of FEMA? Last year, Brown also faced heat when it was discovered FEMA paid out $31 million in aid in Miami-Dade County after Hurricane Frances, though the storm hit 100 miles to the north and the county never felt sustained winds of hurricane strength.
^ Policy makers are experts at pointing out the faults in other countries but when we can’t get our act like together, like we did in Hurricane Katrina, we reject the aid of Cuba because we need to act like we have it under control.
^ The federal government began rushing baby formula, communications equipment, generators, water and ice into hard-hit areas of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, along with doctors, nurses and first-aid supplies.
[110][111][112][113] .^ Officials said that money targeted for the SELA project -- $10.4 million, down from $36.5 million -- was not enough to start any new jobs.
^ But she said FEMA never told Unity and other community groups that it had tens of millions of dollars worth of brand-new items meant for storm victims.- First Draft: Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC www.first-draft.com [Source type: General]
^ New Orleans, just 100 miles upriver from the Gulf of Mexico, has 500,000 residents within a metropolitan area of 1.3 million people, and depends on pumps and levees to keep dry.
[116]India sent tarps, blankets and hygiene kits. An
Indian Air Force IL-76 aircraft delivered 25 tonnes of relief supplies for the Hurricane Katrina victims at the Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas on September 13, 2005.
.^ Bush has arrived in New Orleans.- First Draft: Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.first-draft.com [Source type: General]
^ In New Orleans additional damage is piling on.- Hurricane Katrina Archives - Geoff Fox - My Permanent Record 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.geofffox.com [Source type: General]
^ Bush's New Orleans speech released .- First Draft: Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.first-draft.com [Source type: General]
.^ HUNDREDS of tons of British food aid shipped to America for starving Hurricane Katrina survivors is to be burned.
^ Meanwhile, by unanimous consent of those present, the Senate has approved $10.5 billion in aid for the hurricane victims.
^ After Hurricane Katrina, I donated $50 to the Humane Society to help the pets that were stranded and abandoned in New Orleans.
[118]
.^ If anything, Americans should be grateful that our government had ANY system in place, unlike the unfortunate victims in Sri Lanka's tsunami.- The Secret History of Hurricane Katrina | Mother Jones 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC motherjones.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Asia-Pacific nations - including tsunami-battered Sri Lanka - promised Friday to send money and disaster relief experts to the United States to help deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
^ After the tsunami our people, even the ones who lost everything, wanted to help the others who were suffering," said Sajeewa Chinthaka, 36, as he watched a cricket match in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
.^ Despite this contact, Canada has not been allowed to fly supplies and personnel to the areas hit by Katrina.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
^ Disaster Relief Ideas.org: http://www.disasterreliefideas.org/ Bulletin-board style "forums for the discussion of ideas to aid disaster relief in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.- Hurricane Katrina Information Resources - Cavan McCarthy - SLIS/LSU - School of Library and Information Science - Louisiana State University 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.lsu.edu [Source type: General]
^ The US military on Wednesday added Navy ships, including two helicopter assault vessels and the hospital ship Comfort, and search troops to a relief effort in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
Belgium sent in a team of relief personnel.
.^ More than 2,000 faculty, students and staff on the LSU campus have volunteered in assisting evacuees, by donating time and providing accommodations for evacuees and emergency workers.- Hurricane Katrina Information Resources - Cavan McCarthy - SLIS/LSU - School of Library and Information Science - Louisiana State University 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.lsu.edu [Source type: General]
^ He expects unusual problems to continue, because victims of Katrina flooding will need emergency food for far longer than the usual week or so.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
[119] .^ Aug 11, 1990 - Comfort departed Baltimore two days later and embarked on what was to be an eight-month deployment.- Katrina Blog | Katrina Blog, Katrina Information, Devastating Impact Of Hurricane, Buy Hurricane Shutters, Best Kind Of Hurricane Shutters 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC katrinablog.org [Source type: General]
^ FEMA directly requested that several States receive and house evacuees. For examples, see Arizona Department of Housing, Arizona to Accept Evacuees from Gulf Coast, news release, n.d., ca.
The
French offer was also declined and requested later.
[120]
Despite receiving aid from around the world, there was also a heavy dose of criticism from around the world, including accusations of racism that were revealed at the international level across global press.
.^ Many of the firefighters, assembled from throughout the United States by FEMA, thought they were going to be deployed as emergency workers.- Katrina Blog | Katrina Blog, Katrina Information, Devastating Impact Of Hurricane, Buy Hurricane Shutters, Best Kind Of Hurricane Shutters 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC katrinablog.org [Source type: General]
^ That cuts out everyone running Linux or the Mac operating systems, as well as Windows users running alternate browsers such as Firefox or Opera."- Hurricane Katrina Information Resources - Cavan McCarthy - SLIS/LSU - School of Library and Information Science - Louisiana State University 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.lsu.edu [Source type: General]
^ Kat points out that people and businesses - especially businesses with responsibilities for people such as nursing homes - need disaster plans, as well.- Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..: Hurricane Katrina Archives 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.thedonovan.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Right now I'm scared for New Orleans.- Hurricane Katrina Archives - Geoff Fox - My Permanent Record 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.geofffox.com [Source type: General]
^ Transcript from a Democracy Now segment: Overkill: Feared Blackwater Mercenaries Deploy in New Orleans [ mp3 ]: .
^ It seems to me that most people just don't understand what it feels like to live in New Orleans right now.- Hurricane Katrina survivor stories - dKosopedia 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC dkosopedia.com [Source type: News]
were common.
[121]Non-governmental organization response
.^ The American Red Cross is also running shelters in other Texas cities.
^ Dear Colleagues, More than 800 families from the Gulf Coast registered at the Gregg Community Center in KCMO where agencies like American Red Cross, Salvation Army, Catholic Charities of Missouri and Kansas, FEMA, Concerned Clergy, Housing Authority, KCMO School District, City of Kansas City and others joined to provide services.- Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..: Hurricane Katrina Archives 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.thedonovan.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Mark Henke Catholic Charities, Catholic Community Services 2220 Central Ave Kansas City KS 66102-4797 www.CatholicCharitiesKS.org .- Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..: Hurricane Katrina Archives 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.thedonovan.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ "Here in New Orleans, we are not guarding from terrorists."- Blackwater Down | Hurricane Katrina | AlterNet 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.alternet.org [Source type: General]
^ So why were New Orleans and the nation so unprepared?- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
^ They remained at Touro for several days until "help" arrived.- First Draft: Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.first-draft.com [Source type: General]
.^ Which got us thinking: Why not cancel all of the special-project pork in the highway bill and dedicate the $25 billion in savings to emergency relief on the Gulf Coast?- Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..: Hurricane Katrina Archives 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.thedonovan.com [Source type: Original source]
^ It has been shown that irresponsible to have donated the lion’s share of that money the Red Cross, since people may or may not have gotten it.
^ For 25 years the right has been denigrating the public sector, telling us that government is always the problem, not the solution.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
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.^ This after the NOAH home remediation program raised eyebrows throughout the volunteer community for being "silly."- First Draft: Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.first-draft.com [Source type: General]
^ The work force is scattered, their homes destroyed, along with the entire infrastructure of New Orleans.
^ More than 2,000 faculty, students and staff on the LSU campus have volunteered in assisting evacuees, by donating time and providing accommodations for evacuees and emergency workers.- Hurricane Katrina Information Resources - Cavan McCarthy - SLIS/LSU - School of Library and Information Science - Louisiana State University 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.lsu.edu [Source type: General]
[126] .^ The federal government began rushing baby formula, communications equipment, generators, water and ice into hard-hit areas of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, along with doctors, nurses and first-aid supplies.
^ We got yelled at some by police and official-types who wanted us out of areas where they were operating.
^ Officials could not yet provide accurate estimates for fatalities or time needed for recovery in the area and are focusing, instead, on widespread search-and-rescue operations.
[127]
Many corporations also contributed to relief efforts.
.^ Last Updated ( Sunday, 04 September 2005 ) Hurricane Katrina Relief Your support is critical.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
^ Congress rushed a $10.5 billion recovery bill to President Bush, who called the relief effort the biggest in U.S. history.
^ Bush, who tends not to admit failure and famously couldn't remember a single mistake he had made when asked by a reporter, agreed on Friday that the relief efforts are 'not acceptable'.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
[128].^ The American Red Cross is also running shelters in other Texas cities.
^ All of this was well known long before Katrina boiled up in the Caribbean, so much so that the American Red Cross, three years ago, declared it was not prepared to provide hurricane shelters in the city because of the risk to staff and the general public of the shelters being flooded.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
^ The [lack of a] response or recovery effort from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita is often framed in terms of race.
.^ None of which explains why, far from gearing up for a potential catastrophe on a massive scale, America swept the problem of New Orleans under the carpet.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
^ He said, however, the corps couldn't be held liable for the flooding of eastern New Orleans, where two of the plaintiffs lived.- First Draft: Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.first-draft.com [Source type: General]
^ However, what has happened in New Orleans and on the Gulf Coast cannot be forgotten.- Hurricane Katrina Archives - Geoff Fox - My Permanent Record 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.geofffox.com [Source type: General]
.^ And all the volunteer and paid relief workers?- Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..: Hurricane Katrina Archives 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.thedonovan.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Yesterday the Red Cross was running evacuation shelters in 16 states, and on Thursday, the last day for which totals were available, served 170,000 meals and snacks in 24 hours.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
^ The Southern Baptists, who work under the Red Cross logo, are one of the largest, best-equipped providers of volunteer disaster relief in the United States.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
In addition, 346,980 comfort kits (such as toothpaste, soap, washcloths and toys for children) and 205,360 cleanup kits (containing brooms, mops and bleach) were distributed.
.^ On departing the White House, Bush said he wants to thank rescue workers for their efforts -- and assure Katrina's victims that the administration "will deploy the assets necessary."
^ The organization has 72 food trucks and two 54-foot mobile kitchens that can serve 20,000 meals a day, he said.
^ Most hot meals for disaster victims are cooked by Southern Baptist mobile kitchen units.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
.^ The registered persons opposing to the transfer of their data must Contact the ICRC before that date, so that their data will not be transferred to the American Red Cross.- Hurricane Katrina Information Resources - Cavan McCarthy - SLIS/LSU - School of Library and Information Science - Louisiana State University 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.lsu.edu [Source type: General]
^ We contacted the Red Cross about doing storytimes in the shelters on Monday, but they've not responded as yet - I'm sure that's not first on their lists!- Hurricane Katrina Information Resources - Cavan McCarthy - SLIS/LSU - School of Library and Information Science - Louisiana State University 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.lsu.edu [Source type: General]
^ Note that that is 1 Red Cross resigner/domestic disaster in the 21st century (September 11 being the first).
.^ Resource being disactivated: Locate your relatives : Red Cross Family News Network: http://www.familylinks.icrc.org/katrina/locate " Warning !- Hurricane Katrina Information Resources - Cavan McCarthy - SLIS/LSU - School of Library and Information Science - Louisiana State University 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.lsu.edu [Source type: General]
^ The Southern Baptists, who work under the Red Cross logo, are one of the largest, best-equipped providers of volunteer disaster relief in the United States.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
^ After exhausting all governmental avenues to place a request to have some people in a specific spot in NOLA rescued, the family tried calling the Red Cross.
.^ It was the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
^ A look at fundamentalism and natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina.
^ As you know, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita wreaked unprecedented havoc upon South Louisiana in the fall of 2005, creating the first and third most expensive natural disasters in United States history.
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.^ Gulf Coast residents were staggered by the body-blow inflicted by Hurricane Katrina, with more than a million people sweltering without power, miles of lowlands under water and unconfirmed reports of as many 80 people dead in Mississippi alone.
^ In the century that followed, ad hoc legislation was passed more than 100 times in response to hurricanes, earthquakes, floods and other natural disasters.
^ Nature's assault on the Gulf Coast was, in some ways, comparable to a strike by a tactical nuclear weapon.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
.^ The response to Hurricane Katrina is a failure.
^ NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Despite more than $22 million in repairs, a levee that broke with catastrophic effect during Hurricane Katrina is leaking again because of the mushy ground on which New Orleans was built, raising serious questions about the reliability of the city's flood defenses.- First Draft: Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC www.first-draft.com [Source type: General]
^ CHERTOFF Chertoff Claims Major Hurricane Scenario for Gulf Coast/New Orleans did not exist...- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
.^ As we get up and running, we will gather together our displaced community members and work to help secure the housing, community services, and other relief they need.- Katrina Blog | Katrina Blog, Katrina Information, Devastating Impact Of Hurricane, Buy Hurricane Shutters, Best Kind Of Hurricane Shutters 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC katrinablog.org [Source type: General]
^ So here she is, pretending to help at a shelter; or more accurately, disrupting operations.- Katrina Blog | Katrina Blog, Katrina Information, Devastating Impact Of Hurricane, Buy Hurricane Shutters, Best Kind Of Hurricane Shutters 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC katrinablog.org [Source type: General]
^ They need 10,000 radios and the batteries to run them ASAP. They're also working on setting up WiFi and other wireless communications, and are based out of Houston.- Katrina Blog | Katrina Blog, Katrina Information, Devastating Impact Of Hurricane, Buy Hurricane Shutters, Best Kind Of Hurricane Shutters 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC katrinablog.org [Source type: General]
Salvation Army pastoral care counselors were on hand to comfort the emotional and spiritual needs of 277,000 individuals.
.^ More than 1,700 volunteer medical personnel have come from Louisiana; Washington, D.C.; Georgia; Arkansas; Mississippi; Florida; Texas; Utah; Arizona; Illinois; and Washington.- Hurricane Katrina Information Resources - Cavan McCarthy - SLIS/LSU - School of Library and Information Science - Louisiana State University 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.lsu.edu [Source type: General]
^ If you want to track Army relief efforts, Navy , Air Force , Marines , or the Coast Guard , just click on the service.- Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..: Hurricane Katrina Archives 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.thedonovan.com [Source type: Original source]
^ The ruling should give more than 100,000 other individuals, businesses and government entities a better shot at claiming billions of dollars in damages.- First Draft: Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.first-draft.com [Source type: General]
[131]
.^ The next 25 summaries are related to Hurricane Katrina which made landfall near New Orleans, LA on August 29, 2005 .- Hurricane Katrina � 2005 GOM 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC www.mms.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hurricane Katrina made it clear that water shapes New Orleans more than man.
^ Here's the punisher: a 3 meg Powerpoint Show about New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina.- Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..: Hurricane Katrina Archives 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.thedonovan.com [Source type: Original source]
Analysis of New Orleans levee failures
View of the eyewall of Hurricane Katrina taken on August 28, 2005, as seen from a
NOAA WP-3D hurricane hunter aircraft before the storm made landfall on the United States
Gulf Coast.
.^ The rebuilding of New Orleans is a failure.
^ New Orleans is under Federal, State, and Local law.
^ Bush's New Orleans speech released .- First Draft: Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.first-draft.com [Source type: General]
[33] .^ One story that they have pursued is the long-term institutional culpability of the Army Corps of Engineers, which designed, constructed and maintained the levees surrounding New Orleans, for building levees that were unable to withstand the pressure of the water that built up against them, and eventually breached, flooding the city.- Baseball Crank: Hurricane Katrina Archives 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC baseballcrank.com [Source type: News]
^ NEW ORLEANS - A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina, a decision that could make the federal government vulnerable to billions of dollars in claims.- First Draft: Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.first-draft.com [Source type: General]
^ Here , he notes that the badly-designed levees that failed were constructed in the late 1990s, and argues that the Corps is still using bad, old data to build new levees.- Baseball Crank: Hurricane Katrina Archives 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC baseballcrank.com [Source type: News]
.^ The city of New Orleans will never be the same.
^ NEW ORLEANS - A great city has descended into chaos.
^ New Orleans have headed for higher ground.- Blackwater Down | Hurricane Katrina | AlterNet 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.alternet.org [Source type: General]
St. Bernard Parish, one of the more devastated areas, lies just south of the MRGO. The
Army Corps of Engineers disputes this causality and maintains Katrina would have overwhelmed the levees with or without the contributing effect of the MRGO.
[132] The water flowing west from the storm surge was perpendicular to MRGO, and thus the canal had a negligible effect.
.^ The Senate investigation was what the Democrats were left with after the independent commission was rejected in a vote down party lines.- First Draft: Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC www.first-draft.com [Source type: General]
^ "Whatever bacterial or viral diseases that people put into the system before the flooding is now in the water."
^ Passed the worrying stage about the gun shots around him but now am worried about the toxic water problem and long term effects.
[133] .^ August 29, 2005 Apache Corporation .- Hurricane Katrina � 2005 GOM 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC www.mms.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ August 29, 2005 .
^ August 29, 2005 Magnum Hunter .- Hurricane Katrina � 2005 GOM 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC www.mms.gov [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[134]
.^ They have lived in Bay St. Louis for many years and I have not heard from Renee since Katrina.- Hurricane Katrina - Bay St. Louis, Mississippi Photo Gallery by David Bailey at pbase.com 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: General]
In reconstructing them, precautions were taken to bring the levees up to modern building code standards and to ensure their safety.
.^ "The Corps Of Engineers has attempted to fix the situation under emergency conditions," Blanco told CNN. "They're not the best conditions, and probably too little, too late."
T-walls have a horizontal concrete base that protects against soil erosion underneath the floodwalls.
[135]
However, there are funding battles over the remaining levee improvements.
.^ In the last budget bill, Louisiana's delegation requested $27.1 million for shoring up levees around Lake Pontchartrain, the full amount the Corps had declared as its "project capability."- Baseball Crank: Hurricane Katrina Archives 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC baseballcrank.com [Source type: News]
^ Jason Binet, of the Army Corps of Engineers, said that breach began Monday afternoon and may have grown overnight.
^ The most notable thing on his site is the Army Corps of Engineers repair map which I had not previously seem.
[136]On May 2, 2008, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal used a speech to The National Press Club to request that President Bush free up money to complete work on Louisiana's levees.
.^ House and Senate leaders have agreed on a budget that again relies on one-time money, including funding received from the federal government after Hurricane Katrina hit the state.- First Draft: Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC www.first-draft.com [Source type: General]
^ The argument here is that even if the Bush Administration had funded levee repairs, it would not have stopped Katrina's havoc.
^ When Bush started the war on terror, he knew good and well that it would be finished during his Presidency.
[137]Media involvement
Geraldo Rivera reporting from the New Orleans Convention Center on September 2, 2005.
.^ I have to say that after 4 years since surviving Hurricane Katrina I am sadly disappointed at the recovery and concern for the "unimportant" areas of New Orleans.- The Secret History of Hurricane Katrina | Mother Jones 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC motherjones.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Then came Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent federal flood, which, by analogy, was to New Orleans what the last part of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens was to Pip the hero of the novel.- First Draft: Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.first-draft.com [Source type: General]
^ City of New Orleans, Mayors Office of Communications, Mayor Nagin Urges Citizens to Prepare for Hurricane Katrina, news release, August 27, 2005.
.^ Hurricane Katrina "I'm OK" Registry: http://katrina.im-ok.org/ Based on telephone numbers: "By using the person's telephone number, you can find out immediately if there is information or not.- Hurricane Katrina Information Resources - Cavan McCarthy - SLIS/LSU - School of Library and Information Science - Louisiana State University 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.lsu.edu [Source type: General]
^ In each case, the simple human truth about the departed is more than enough to sadden and, as appropriate, enrage most people about the loss of each precious human life.- Baseball Crank: Hurricane Katrina Archives 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC baseballcrank.com [Source type: News]
^ Oh wait, we can’t talk bad about her because the individuals that were victims of her negligence were refu-, I mean nigg-, I mean Americans?!?!?!
.^ In his latest book Zeitoun, published in July, Dave Eggers tells the story of a local Syrian immigrant who stayed in New Orleans to protect his properties and ended up organizing makeshift relief efforts and rescuing people in a canoe.- The Secret History of Hurricane Katrina | Mother Jones 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC motherjones.com [Source type: Original source]
^ The State Department made contact with all New Orleans-based consulates, facilitated visits by various consular officials, as well as monitored the arrival and distribution of in-kind assistance and held regular press briefings.
^ Newsday's Lou Dolinar, for example, has chronicled the extensive, heroic and totally unsung rescue efforts in New Orleans, mainly by the National Guard and the Coast Guard, here and here .- Baseball Crank: Hurricane Katrina Archives 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC baseballcrank.com [Source type: News]
.^ The action was held across the street from the infamous Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in downtown New Orleans, which people now know as the place where thousands were left stranded during the midst and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina .
^ For those who sought refuge in the New Orleans convention center, it became just another part of the nightmare.
^ Earlier, he issued a "desperate SOS" on behalf of the thousands who are stranded at the convention center.
[138]
The storm also brought a dramatic rise in the role of
Internet sites - especially
blogging and community journalism.
.^ Times-Picayune (New Orleans newspaper) .- Hurricane Katrina Information Resources - Cavan McCarthy - SLIS/LSU - School of Library and Information Science - Louisiana State University 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.lsu.edu [Source type: General]
^ Seriously though, the Times Picayune and Biloxi Sun Herald have done amazing work under difficult circumstances to not only deal with the scale and scope of destruction wrought by Katrina, Rita, and Wilma, but have produced first rate journalism.
^ I'm still seeing commentary about why weren't the miltary staged on bases nearby to New Orleans and throughout the disaster area.- Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..: Hurricane Katrina Archives 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.thedonovan.com [Source type: Original source]
[140] .^ In New Orleans, Tulane University Hospital & Clinic, which was surrounded by about four feet of water, lost both of its backup generators to the flooding and began evacuating all its 200 patients, 30 requiring critical care.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
^ Kathleen Blanco, governor of Louisiana, called on the city of New Orleans to evacuate as waters continued to rise.
^ Posted on August 30, 2005 12:08 AM by hurric582 .
.^ If you want to track Army relief efforts, Navy , Air Force , Marines , or the Coast Guard , just click on the service.- Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..: Hurricane Katrina Archives 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.thedonovan.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Homeland Security Secretary MichaelChertoff said that the Coast Guard has rescued about 3,000 people from flooded areas in New Orleans and the surrounding parishes.
^ George W. Bush, president, cut short his holiday to return to Washington on Wednesday to help monitor federal efforts to help the rescue and reconstruction effort.
.^ The Disaster Center: Katrina Louisiana: http://www.disastercenter.com/Katrina%20Louisiana.html Much disaster-related information and numerous links.- Hurricane Katrina Information Resources - Cavan McCarthy - SLIS/LSU - School of Library and Information Science - Louisiana State University 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.lsu.edu [Source type: General]
^ Instead of relying on low res satellite imagery, we worked with a company who specializes in low altitude oblique imagery which gives a MUCH more useful view of the area.
^ So we get more information, and Melanie calls again and is told that the only one who can authorize phone credit card charges is Pat, the Manager, and that he won't be in until after 11 AM. She Melanie calls and calls.
The aggregation of community journalism, user photos and the use of the internet site as a collaborative response to the storm attracted international attention, and was called a watershed moment in journalism.
[141] .^ What these people realized, and what we all must realize, is that yes, an individual acting as an individual will in many cases have only limited effect.
^ In Issues and Politics on January 9, 2006 at 9:30 pm The New York Times has a story today describing a plan that would open all New Orleans for rebuilding .
^ If you don't believe me, think back to September 11, and all the times over the first few weeks after the attacks that we had to revise the things we thought we knew.- Baseball Crank: Hurricane Katrina Archives 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC baseballcrank.com [Source type: News]
[142].^ And, like the old time movies with the heroine tied to the railroad tracks, a lumbering train is moving toward New Orleans and there's no way to escape.- Hurricane Katrina Archives - Geoff Fox - My Permanent Record 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.geofffox.com [Source type: General]
.^ The Navy's involvement in the Hurricane Katrina humanitarian assistance operations is led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in conjunction with the Department of Defense.- Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..: Hurricane Katrina Archives 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.thedonovan.com [Source type: Original source]
^ The ships departed from Halifax for the U.S. Gulf Coast for Operation UNISON, the humanitarian assistance mission being provided to the victims of hurricane Katrina.- Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..: Hurricane Katrina Archives 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.thedonovan.com [Source type: Original source]
^ This emergency assistance is provided to help with disaster needs such as transportation, clothing, rental housing, other housing accommodations, and food, and is included in the calculation of total benefits for which victims are eligible. .
.^ Katrina turned New Orleans .- The Secret History of Hurricane Katrina | Mother Jones 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC motherjones.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Few parts of New Orleans remained untouched by the looters.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
^ Nearly one hundred radio and television stations remained off the air a month after Hurricane Katrinas landfall. Kenneth Moran, Director of the Office of Homeland Security, Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, written statement for a hearing on Hurricane Katrina and Communications Interoperability, on September 29, 2005, submitted to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 109th Congress, 1st session.
.^ Forgive us for being sheltered from the the pain and devastation, while we are some 800 miles away.- Hurricane Katrina - Bay St. Louis, Mississippi Photo Gallery by David Bailey at pbase.com 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: General]
Announcers continued to broadcast from improvised studio facilities after the storm damaged their transmitter tower.
[citation needed]
.^ I had the opportunity to be at the Bay for several weeks at a time with a medical clinic that was stationed at the train Depot.- Hurricane Katrina - Bay St. Louis, Mississippi Photo Gallery by David Bailey at pbase.com 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.pbase.com [Source type: General]
^ "We have 51 emergency canteens on the ground in the other affected areas.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
^ This week, using that list, WWL aired another report which raised even more questions.- First Draft: Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.first-draft.com [Source type: General]
This emergency service was named "
The United Radio Broadcasters of New Orleans." To reach emergency radio operators in storm-ravaged areas, many of whom made their volunteer services available to the Red Cross and government entities, WWL-AM was simulcast on shortwave outlet
WHRI, owned by World Harvest Radio International. The
cellular phone antenna network was severely damaged and completely inoperable for several months.
As the U.S. military and rescue services regained control over the city, there were restrictions on the activity of the media.
.^ Reports on general lawlessness in New Orleans, were later found to be embellished or completely false. Brian Thevenot and Gordon Russel, Rape.
^ Newsday's Lou Dolinar, for example, has chronicled the extensive, heroic and totally unsung rescue efforts in New Orleans, mainly by the National Guard and the Coast Guard, here and here .- Baseball Crank: Hurricane Katrina Archives 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC baseballcrank.com [Source type: News]
^ TrackBack (0) September 28, 2005 KATRINA: NOPD Chief No More The chief of the New Orleans Police Department has stepped down .- Baseball Crank: Hurricane Katrina Archives 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC baseballcrank.com [Source type: News]
Immediately following this announcement, CNN filed a
lawsuit and obtained a temporary
restraining order against the ban. The next day the government backed down and reversed the ban.
[143].^ House and Senate leaders have agreed on a budget that again relies on one-time money, including funding received from the federal government after Hurricane Katrina hit the state.- First Draft: Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC www.first-draft.com [Source type: General]
^ [T]he Army Corps of Engineers is, in large part, to blame for the levees breaking down in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.- Baseball Crank: Hurricane Katrina Archives 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC baseballcrank.com [Source type: News]
^ Click above image for our Hurricane Katrina coverage, including photos and stories from our recent First Draft New Orleans trip.- First Draft: Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.first-draft.com [Source type: General]
- First Draft: Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood 28 January 2010 0:00 UTC www.first-draft.com [Source type: General]
[144] An episode of the Fox TV series
House first broadcast on May 16, 2006, featured a teenage victim of Hurricane Katrina at the center of the
main medical storyline.
Retirement
.^ Americans not living along the Gulf Coast, .- First Draft: Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.first-draft.com [Source type: General]
^ The reason the military wasn't rushed in to help along the Gulf Coast is, I believe, the same reason nothing was done to stop looting after the fall of Baghdad.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
^ The White House, President Visits Mississippi, Discusses Gulf Coast Reconstruction, January 12, 2006, /news/releases/2006/01/20060112-3.html .
.^ His mother’s name was listed on a sheet of paper, with no signature, but the home is on the Mayor's list showing cleanup work done after Hurricane Katrina.- First Draft: Hurricane Katrina & Federal Flood 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC www.first-draft.com [Source type: General]
^ But if investors in beachfront hotels want to gamble on how many seasons it will be before the next Category 4-5 hurricane in the Gulf, let them.- Baseball Crank: Hurricane Katrina Archives 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC baseballcrank.com [Source type: News]
^ Large sections of New Orleans are still in shambles and now we learn the levees are not fully ready for the next hurricane season.
[145]
Reconstruction
.^ Late in 1998 the governor's office, the state's Department of Natural Resources, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Fish and Wildlife Service and all 20 of the state's coastal parishes published Coast 2050--a blueprint for restoring coastal Louisiana.- Hurricane Katrina: FEMA Officials Wouldn't Listen: 12 September 2009 11:10 UTC www.apfn.org [Source type: News]
^ Some government officials in Louisiana and Mississippi said it could take a month or more to restore full electric service in some of the hardest hit areas.
^ Administration officials also dramatically scaled back a long-term project to restore Louisiana's disappearing coastal marshes, which once provided a measure of natural hurricane protection for New Orleans.- Baseball Crank: Hurricane Katrina Archives 30 January 2010 2:19 UTC baseballcrank.com [Source type: News]
[9]
The Technical Report includes:
- locations of possible new levees to be built
- suggested existing levee modifications
- "Inundation Zones", "Water depths less than 14 feet, Raise-In-Place of Structures", "Water depths greater than 14 feet, Buyout of Structures", "Velocity Zones" and "Buyout of Structures" areas for five different scenarios.
The Corps of Engineers will submit the report to Congress for consideration, planning, and response in mid 2009.
See also
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Further reading
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Eggers, Dave (2009), Zeitoun, San Francisco: McSweeney's Books, ISBN 9781934781630
Brennan, Virginia (2009), Natural Disasters and Public Health: Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, ISBN 9780801891991
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