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70 abandoned vessels pound flood walls during Gustav
The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday concluded that Southern Scrap was responsible for every one of about 70 vessels that got loose in the Industrial Canal during Hurricane Gustav and began a formal investigation into... Breaking News - FEMA issues flooding warning for N.O. - Levees May Overtop du...
"NEW ORLEANS - As Hurricane Gustav steamed toward the Louisiana coast early Monday, a top FEMA official warned that the surge will likely overtop levees and at least partially flood the city that was hit hard by... New Orleans Repeating Deadly Levee Mistakes
You have heard the saying that history repeats itself and in the still recovering city of New Orleans, signs are becoming evident that such a saying is true. The Associated Press has been following the levee work... Mississippi River flood levee breaks - evacuations ordered
UPDATE: 3:07PM ESTA levee has broken about an hour ago along the Mississippi River, and evacuations have been ordered for residents in that area." Another Mississippi River levee burst in the heavily flooded Midwest,... Levees along Mississippi risk flooding, Feds say
If a major sandbagging effort along the Mississippi River fails, more than two dozen levees in Illinois, Iowa and Missouri could overflow, according to officials." WASHINGTON - The federal government predicts that 27 levees could potentially overflow...Thousands Flee Floods Across U.S. Midwest
What a week it has been for Americans living in the midwest. Thousands of people have been evacuated, or forced to flee their homes, across Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Kansas and Michigan due to widespread flooding...Globalisation: sleepwalking to disaster
"Globalisation: sleepwalking to disaster Ann Pettifor The scale of global debt reflects a broken financial and commercial system that is doing immense damage to the planet and to public life, says Ann Pettifor. 11 - 12 - 2007 On 9 August 2007, globalisation's rickety...Tale of two cities: Biloxi and New Orleans
"n the Lower 9th Ward, Robert Green Sr., 52, who lost his mother and granddaughter during the storm, feels like the government has failed him. He's still waiting to receive his money from Louisiana's Road Home... Homicide trial set in Katrina deaths
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public Contributor Perhaps the wrong people are on trial when FEMA, Governments both Federal and State whose duty is to protect it's citizens failed miserably during Katrina.Nothing... How did New Orleans avoid annihilation?
Breach of Faith: The near death of a great American cityCINCINNATI, Ohio, July 24, 2007- The city of New Orleans was battered by the gale force winds of Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005. The destructive force of...How did New Orleans avoid annihilation?
Breach of Faith: The near death of a great American cityCINCINNATI, Ohio, July 24, 2007- The city of New Orleans was battered by the gale force winds of Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005. The destructive force of this storm was underestimated by officials in the city of...No Joke to New Orleans- the good, the bad and the FEMA.
"Funny thing is it's no joke to New Orleans OPINIONBy JACK COLWELL Tribune Columnist NEW ORLEANS -- The evil eye of Katrina focused on Louisiana a year and nine months ago, bringing flood waters, devastation and death to New Orleans. Now, this is a city of jokes. Funny...Harry Connick Closes out Jazz Fest 2007
"At Jazz Fest, final acts mean tradition By MARY FOSTER, Associated Press Writer Sun May 6, 8:26 PM ET NEW ORLEANS - Ben Wilson was a contented man Sunday at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Wilson, 58,...Think Progress [news]
Political News & Opinion. Copy & Click this URL: http://thinkprogress.org/Remember Katrina and Rita?
"Call this the silver lining story.....Katrina, Rita Actually Helped Wetlands, Study Says Well of course they did, they flooded the flood plains."
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