When Manila became a Katrina: Our True EDSA
Some years ago, Hurricane Katrina devastated some places in the States. People pooled their resources together and after two years, things began to normalize. That hurricane brought people together and made bonds of citizenship stronger.
Now, we, here in Metro Manila, face... Hurricane Jimena Forms in the Pacific as Storm Danny Weakens
Hurricane Jimena forms in the Pacific as a Category 1 storm today, as tropical storm Danny become a depression and dumps heavy rain on the eastern seaboard with some dangerous currents along the coast, closing some of the beaches again. Hurricane Jimena currently has winds of...Hurricane Camille: 40th Anniversary
Hurricane Camille struck the US gulf coast on August 17, 1969: today is the 40th anniversary of Hurricane Camille's landfall. Hurricane Camille struck Cuba, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi directly, deluging the...
created by Jordan Yerman | 18 wks ago | updated 18 wks ago
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Jessie Pullins reunited with his dog JJ four years after Katrina
Jessie Pullins was heartbroken when he couldn't take his dog JJ with him when he was evacuated during Hurricane Katrina, but four years later they are back together.""I made adequate provisions in the back part of my house in elevated area, and when I left I though I would be... Nuevo New Orleans: Latino Immigrants Remake the Crescent City
BY PETER HOLDERNESS, MEDILL NEWS SERVICE Fernando Saucedo crossed the U.S.-Mexico border on July 4, 2005, headed for Houston. The farmer from Zacatecas joined a constant stream of Mexicans, Central and South...
Governor Bobby Jindal Fabricated Katrina Story in His Speech
Chosen to deliver the Republican Party's prime time response to President Obama's speech to both houses of Congress on February 24, 2009, Louisana Governor Bobby Jindal related his story of being in...
created by Karen Hatter | 42 wks ago | updated 42 wks ago
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Will Yellowstone Eruption Be Obama’s Katrina?
With earthquake swarms rattling Yellowstone National Park, seismologists speculating about whether a mega-eruption is imminent and Wyoming residents raising tough questions about the danger of such an event in...
New Orleans named most crime-ridden US city
The city of New Orleans has the highest level of crime in the US, according to an annual ranking of crime rates in American cities.The report from CQ Press draws on data from the FBI on murder, rape, robbery,...
created by Rachel Nixon | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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