Hurricane Katrina

Katrina Damage A Result of Army Corps' Failures: Judge

Michael Santo — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:30:24 -0600

U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval ruled in favor of New Orleans residents late Wednesday. He agreed that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding by Hurricane Katrina along the Gulf Coast in 2005.

Did termites help Katrina destroy New Orleans floodwalls?

harminka — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:39:16 -0500

New research presented in the fall issue of American Entomologist suggests Formosan subterranean termites damaged New Orleans dikes.

How media covered Katrina aftermath affects response by blacks and whites

harminka — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:35:31 -0500

New research shows that black and white Americans responded differently when exposed to a video presentation that described Hurricane Katrina and then blamed the botched relief efforts on one of two causes: either government incompetence or racism, because the majority of Katrina's victims were black.

Worries about drinking water and medical care

harminka — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:13:54 -0500

Three years after Hurricane Katrina devastated parts of the Gulf Coast, a new survey conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health Project on the Public and Biological Security shows that one-third (34%) of those affected by the storm report they are very prepared if a major hurricane were to strike their communities in the next six months.

New evidence suggests symbiogenetic origin for centrosome

harminka — Wed, 07 May 2008 08:32:06 -0500

There are two ways in which cooperation is the theme of a paper published this week by Mark Alliegro and Mary Anne Alliegro, scientists at the Marine Biological Laboratory’s (MBL) Josephine Bay Paul Center.

Women's networks critical to survival during Hurricane Katrina

harminka — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:11:05 -0500

More than 1,800 people perished in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005—the largest hurricane death toll in the United States since 1928. For the most vulnerable—the urban poor with little money, no transportation and limited resources—Katrina threatened to take everything.

No place like home, Katrina's lasting impact

harminka — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 01:32:56 -0500

New Orleans residents who lost their homes in Hurricane Katrina were over five times more likely to experience serious psychological distress a year after the disaster than those who did not.

Scientists to preview new climate change research

harminka — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 02:35:37 -0600

As the city of New Orleans struggles to rebuild from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, researchers are learning more about weather and climate and their impacts on society. Scientists from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and many other institutions will converge in New Orleans next week to present their latest findings at the annual meeting of the American Meteorological Society.

New Orlean's Demolition Plans Lead To Protests

Ian McGuffick — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:06:08 -0600

Violent protests broke out in New Orleans today, amidst allegations that the city's proposal to tear down public housing units damaged by Hurricane Katrina, is seeped in racism.

Forests damaged by Hurricane Katrina become major carbon source

harminka — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 05:23:09 -0600

With the help of NASA satellite data, a research team has estimated that Hurricane Katrina killed or severely damaged 320 million large trees in Gulf Coast forests, which weakened the role the forests play in storing carbon from the atmosphere.

Schools Not Sustaining Mental Health Aid to Children Displaced by Hurricane Katrina

harminka — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:55:12 -0500

Despite strong initial efforts to support the mental health needs of students displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, many schools have not been able to fulfill students' mental health needs over the long term, according to a RAND Corporation study issued today.

CNBC to air documentary on New Orleans' recovery

harminka — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:47:10 -0500

Two years ago, UC Berkeley civil engineer Bob Bea made national headlines critiquing New Orleans' levees and flood control system that failed under the onslaught of Hurricane Katrina. Now he is equally damning about the reconstruction efforts by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to make the city safer.