- Wikipedia: Hurricane Katrina
Article about Hurricane Katrina, the 2005 Atlantic hurricane that devastated New Orleans and much of the Gulf Coast. Covers the storm's development, resulting evacuations, its local effects and aftermath, the disaster response, and political fall out.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina
- Levees.Org
Working to make sure that the US Army Corps of Engineers and the federal government are held accountable for the catastrophic failure of the levees in New Orleans and southern Louisiana.
www.levees.org
- BBC News: Hurricane Katrina
Extensive coverage of the hurricane that affected the Gulf Coast of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama in August 2005.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/americas/2005/hurricane_katrina/default.stm
- Lake Pontchartrain@
Find factsheets, reports, and atlases from the USGS documenting the features of the brackish lake in southern Louisiana. Also find conservation organizations and historic information for the lake north of New Orleans.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Water_Resources/Lake_Pontchartrain
- Hurricane Katrina - NOAA
NOAA satellite images, aftermath photos, maps, and impact reports for Hurricane Katrina, the most destructive hurricane ever to strike the U.S.
www.katrina.noaa.gov
- Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina
U.S. House of Representatives committee charged with conducting an investigation regarding the development, coordination, and execution by local, state, and federal authorities of emergency response plans and other activities in preparation for Hurricane Katrina.
katrina.house.gov
- New Orleans Network
Network of displaced New Orleanians dedicated to the recovery effort and providing their community with a place to communicate, share information, and organize.
neworleansnetwork.org
- International Tribunal on Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
Held August 29 - September 2, 2007, in New Orleans, Louisiana, the International Tribunal is focused on making the U.S. Government accountable for the abuses that were and still are being committed against African-American, working, and middle class communities of the Gulf Coast by the U.S. government.
internationaltribunal.org
- NOLA.com: Hurricane Katrina Archive
Collection of Times-Picayune's articles, updates on the rebuilding effort, informational graphics showing Katrina's devastating effects on New Orleans, photos from the paper, AP, and citizens, and an archive of the original email from Governor Blanco's office.
www.nola.com/katrina
- Hurricane Katrina Community Advisory Board
Harvard Medical School project monitoring a broad cross-section of people displaced by Katrina through quarterly interviews that cover a variety of questions about experiences during and after the hurricane, emotional reactions, and practical problems.
www.hurricanekatrina.med.harvard.edu
- Hurricane Katrina - NOVA scienceNOW
View video footage of devistated wetlands south of New Orleans, watch computer animations of the levee failures, and read a sobering firsthand account of the New Orleans region shortly after the storm.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3214/06.html
- Surviving Katrina
See and hear the survivors of one of the U.S.'s worst natural disasters open up about their experiences in Surviving Katrina, a two-hour special premiering Sunday, August 27, 2006, on the Discovery Channel.
dsc.discovery.com/convergence/katrina/katrina.html
- MSNBC: Katrina the Long Road Back
News stories, video, and photographs addressing the 2005 hurricanes Katrina and Rita and their impact on the Southern U.S., particularly New Orleans. Find updates on flooding, evacuations, the storm's economic impact, and recovery efforts.
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9107338
- When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006)@
Find reviews and the official site for Spike Lee's When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts, a documentary about the U.S. Government's response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Government/When_the_Levees_Broke__A_Requiem_in_Four_Acts__2006_
- Hurricane Katrina - CNN Special Report
Archive of CNN's coverage of Hurricane Katrina, the powerful storm that made landfall on the Gulf Coast August 29, 2005.
www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2005/katrina
- Snopes.com: Hurricane Katrina
Collection of links to pages discussing the various rumors to come out of the Hurricane Katrina disaster.
www.snopes.com/politics/katrina/katrina.asp
- Reuters AlertNet: Intense Hurricane Katrina
Collection of articles highlighting the humanitarian issues and needs of people throughout the Gulf Coast following the August 2005 Hurricane Katrina.
www.alertnet.org/thenews/emergency/TSR/200512N_AL12.htm
- USGS Hurricane Katrina Impact Studies
Find information about the USGS Coastal & Marine Geology Program and NASA research project investigating coastal change that occurred as a result of Hurricane Katrina.
coastal.er.usgs.gov/hurricanes/katrina
- HoumaToday.com: Hurricane Katrina
Archive of The Courier newspaper's storm tracking, evacuation, and shelter information for Louisiana residents. Includes a gallery of user submitted photos as we as galleries with aerial photographs of New Orleans, damage through out the state, and people preparing for the storm.
www.houmatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=weather02
- Storm 2006: Hurricane Katrina
Palm Beach Post articles tracking community recovery efforts from the devastating 2005 storm, Hurricane Katrina. Also includes photos documenting the storm's impact on South Florida and the Gulf Coast.
www.palmbeachpost.com/storm/content/storm/2005/atlantic/katrina/news.html
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