Mar 21 2006
This is an evolving archive of news and articles about Hurricane Katrina. News is presented in reverse chronological order. In a departure from normal procedure, this archive includes blog postings from other About.com sites. About.com's Complete Katrina Coverage
- 2006 News
- Week Two and Three : 5 and 12 September
- Week One : 1-4 September
- Week One : 31 August and Before
- Published Reports Before Katrina
Week One : 1 - 4 September
NOLA Disaster PlanUS Government Information Guide Robert Longley has details of the July 2004 planning exercise that IEM, Inc. ran for FEMA; the exercise involved the expected impact ...
4 September
Another Unbelievable Moment
I'm breathless from feeling that "it can't get any worse" ... and then I read a gem like this (emphasis added): Friday's evacuations began at ...
4 September
More First Person Accounts
My mailbox is overflowing with personal stories, links to news and useful information, and listserv discussions of NOLA. Notes from Inside New Orleans landed in ...
4 September
Satellite Images of the Devastation
Digital Globe has satellite images as well as analysis (before/after) of the main areas hit by Hurricane Katrina: Biloxi, Mississippi, New Orleans (all links PDF) ...
3 September
Homeland Security Has "Primary Responsibility" for Large Disasters
Just in case you're tempted to fall prey to today's Bush Administration rhetoric and rationalizations blaming state and local officials ...and just about everyone else they can... for the humanitarian and economic debacle of biblical-porportions in New Orleans and beyond in the post-Hurricane Katrina failures.....
3 September - From US Liberal Politics
NOLA Disaster Plan Outsourced
Updated 3 September . The private firm charged with developing the New Orleans hurricane disaster plan identified the need for 1,000 shelters and said that they ...
2 September
Second Thoughts On Going It Alone
The Boston Globe reports that on Wednesday the State Department said we did not need international help (subscribe/trial) with the "first phase of rescuing survivors ...
2 September
"My hero is a bus thief"
One of the silver linings of this week's mess is an introduction to Rick Casey of the Houston Chronicle. In this column, he puts post-Hurricane ...
2 September
First Person : Death In The Streets
In an exclusive MSNBC video, photojournalist Tony Zambado tells the story of refugees abandoned at the New Orleans Convention Center ... "law abiding citizens" who ...
1 September
- 2006 News
- Week Two and Three : 5 and 12 September
- Week One : 1-4 September
- Week One : 31 August and Before
- Published Reports Before Katrina