Directory of Hurricane Katrina Resources

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2005 Hurricane Katrina was one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history. Aug 25 - Tropical Storm Katrina upgraded to Hurricane. Aug 25 - Severity 1 Katrina hits Florida, killing seven. Aug 28 - Strengthens to Severity 1 in Gulf of Mexico. Aug 29 - Hits Gulf Coast near New Orleans as Severity 4 causing tremendous damage. Aug 30 - Water from swollen Lake Pontchartrain overflows a levee. Broken levees flood up to 80% of New Orleans, which is below sea level. And it just got harder from there, dealing with devastating damage, rescues and evacuations, persistent shortages of food and water, and difficulties with communications and logistics.

Subcategories

• Lost or Missing
• News and Media
• Relief Efforts

Resources in This Category

• Aftermath of Katrina on the Mississippi Gulf Coast

  http://www.photosfromkatrina.com/
  A photo presentation of Hurricane Katrina's catastrophic effects on the coastal towns of south Mississippi.

• Alabama Emergency Management Agency

  http://ema.alabama.gov/
  Official site provides information on local offices, mutual aid and road closures.

• Governor: Everyone Must Leave New Orleans

  http://my.earthlink.net/article/nat?guid=20050831/43152b40_3421_1334520050831-787488706
  On August 31, Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco ordered evacuation of New Orleans. Pentagon mounting biggest search-and-rescue in U.S. history.

• Hurricane Katrina Advisory Archive

  http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/refresh/KATRINA+shtml/145512.shtml?
  Collection of the periodic reports given by the National Hurricane Center of NOAA August 23-30, 2005.

• Hurricane Katrina: Links to Health Information

  http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/hurricane.html
  Links to sites that deal with health issues facing hurricane survivors and rescue workers.

• Kathryn Cramer: New Orleans Levee Break(s) Before and After

  http://www.kathryncramer.com/kathryn_cramer/2005/08/new_orleans_lev.html
  Personal pages by Kathryn Cramer with news reports of the flooding of New Orleans following breaks and overflows of the levees.

• Mississippi Emergency Management Agency

  http://www.msema.org/
  Includes press releases, missing persons, contacts, staging centers, and relief distribution points.

• New Orleans - The New Atlantis?

  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2000/01/000121071306.htm
  Scientists examine the future of New Orleans beyond 2100. Factors include sea level rise, land subsidence (sinking three feet per century), loss of wetlands, and the absence of restoration programs on the Mississippi River Delta.

• Rebuilding St. Bernard

  http://stbernardafterkatrina.blogspot.com/
  A weblog for residents to share information on missing loved ones, discuss the aftermath and help each other.

• Rescuers Rely on Makeshift Communications

  http://www.nbcnews.com/id/9164115/
  Phones are out and fiber optic cables are broken. Emergency communication is crowded on one frequency. Solutions include satellite phones and runners. (NBC News)

• Snopes Urban Legends Reference Pages: Hurricane Katrina

  http://www.snopes.com/katrina/katrina.asp
  Attempts to separate truth from fiction regarding the disaster, its causes, aftermath, and relief efforts.

• Washing Away

  http://www.nola.com/hurricane/?/washingaway/
  Reprint of award winning articles with predictions of hurricane and flood dangers for New Orleans similar to what eventually happened. By Mark Schleifstein and John McQuaid of The Times-Picayune.

• Wikipedia: Hurricane Katrina

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina
  Contains history of the storm, and its effects on the region.

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