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- Applying lessons of Hurricane Katrina
- [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In the early morning of August 29, 2005, the eye of Hurricane Katrina reached the coasts of Louisiana and Mississippi. While the winds at landfall were assessed as only Category 3, the span of destruction and accompanying storm surge reflected the hurricane's earlier Category 5 strength. Tropical...
- Research articles 2008-01-01
- N.O. woman sentenced for Katrina fraud
- U.S. District Judge Jay Zainey has sentenced a New Orleans woman to five years of probation for making a false claim for Hurricane Katrina aid, U.S. Attorney Jim Letten's office said. Roshondra Celious, 27, received the sentence Tuesday after pleading guilty to the federal felony, Letten said. ...
- Research articles 2007-11-28
- House passes flood-insurance bill
- The House approved a bill in late September to reauthorize and reform the National Flood Insurance Program NFIP, which, among other things, would improve flood mapping and expand the NFIP to provide for multiple-peril coverage. Passed by a vote of 263 to 146 in the House, the Flood Insurance...
- Research articles 2007-11-01
- Determinants of government aid to Katrina survivors: evidence from survey data
- 1. Introduction Natural catastrophes like Hurricane Katrina are unfortunate natural experiments for evaluating otherwise unobservable events such as the effectiveness of government disaster aid. Katrina was arguably the greatest natural disaster in modern U.S. history. The damage stretched across 90,000 square miles an area roughly the size of Great...
- Research articles 2007-10-01
- Cities try to shut FEMA trailer parks
- Communities along the Gulf Coast are moving to banish the government-issued trailers that house tens of thousands of people whose homes were destroyed by the devastating hurricanes in 2005. Those cities and parishes are shutting down impromptu trailer parks set up after the disaster, telling homeowners...
- Research articles 2007-09-28
- US poised to help storm-threatened Jamaica
- CRAWFORD, United States AFP — The United States is prepared to send disaster relief assistance to Jamaica if it becomes necessary after the passage of powerful hurricane Dean, the White House said Saturday. The US package would include aid teams, relief supplies, water containers, medicine, generators, and disaster hygiene...
- Research articles 2007-08-18
- Gulf States Mop Up After Erin, Ramp Up for Hurricane Dean
- HOUSTON, Texas ENS — --> Packing torrential rains and strong winds, Erin claimed seven lives as it swept across southern Texas Thursday. Downgraded to a tropical depression as it made landfall, the storm still gave rain-weary Texas a beating, drenching Houston and leaving thousands stranded on flooded freeways...
- Research articles 2007-08-17
- Preparing for hurricane season
- IT was a chilling scenario: "Hurricane Yvette," with wind gusts up to 130 mph and 9-to-12-foot wave surges, was bearing down on the nation's northeast coast. The Category-3 hurricane had New England residents and emergency responders braced for the worst. Federal and state officials scrambled to the Cranston Street...
- Research articles 2007-08-01
- Commentary: What others say
- The New York Times, 'FEMA runs for cover,' editorial, July 22 How many times can the federal government let down the victims of the hurricanes that ravaged the Gulf Coast two years ago? More than 66,000 of the victims still live in FEMA trailers, unable to...
- Research articles 2007-07-30
- Katrina fraud swamps system
- Federal agents investigating widespread fraud after the Gulf Coast hurricanes in 2005 are sifting through more than 11,000 potential cases, a backlog that could take years to resolve. Authorities have fielded so many reports of people cheating aid programs, swindling contracts and scamming charities after the...
- Research articles 2007-07-06
- CREW Releases 'The Best Laid Plans: The Story of How the Government Ignored Its Own Gulf Coast Hurricane Plans'
- To: POLITICAL EDITORSContact: Naomi Seligman Steiner of the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, +1-202-408-5565 WASHINGTON, June 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington CREW released a new report, The Best Laid Plans: The Story of How the Government Ignored Its Own Gulf Coast Hurricane...
- Research articles 2007-06-27
- Evacuees still on long and winding road
- Of the hundreds of evacuees who landed in the Pikes Peak region after hurricanes Katrina and Rita, many have moved away and some have settled here permanently. Many have moved off hurricane-related public assistance, although they might be receiving other forms of welfare. Government...
- Research articles 2007-06-24
- Wind codes shape our future
- IN THE YEARS SINCE 1992, WHEN HURRICANE ANDREW CAUSED $21.6 BILLION of insured damage to Florida and Louisiana, severe storm wind codes have gone from being practically non-existent to being the threshold of inclusion within the International Building Code IBC, thus moving from obscurity to national recognition. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]...
- Research articles 2007-06-01
- FEMA review finds minor problems in disaster plans
- The government has found few shortcomings in state disaster plans as it finishes preparing for Friday's start of what forecasters say will be an unusually active hurricane season, Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator David Paulison said Tuesday. FEMA has been reviewing coastal states' plans for gaps...
- Research articles 2007-05-30
- Federal Water Scientists Prepare to Weather the Big Storms
- RESTON, Virginia ENS — --> With the start of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season less than a week away, the U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, says it is better prepared than before to help the nation cope with the three to five major storms forecast for this year. ...
- Research articles 2007-05-25
- Proclamation 8146—National Hurricane Preparedness Week, 2007
- May 18, 2007 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Each year, millions of Americans living in coastal areas are faced with the hazards of hurricanes. As hurricane season approaches, National Hurricane Preparedness Week provides an opportunity to raise awareness of steps that...
- Research articles 2007-05-21
- A Proclamation By the President of the United States of America: National Hurricane Preparedness Week, 2007
- WASHINGTON -- Each year, millions of Americans living in coastal areas are faced with the hazards of hurricanes. As hurricane season approaches, National Hurricane Preparedness Week provides an opportunity to raise awareness of steps that can be taken to help protect our citizens, and their communities and property. Hurricanes...
- Research articles 2007-05-18
- FEMA says it's ready for hurricanes
- WASHINGTON -- The government has fixed most of the problems that undermined its response to Hurricane Katrina, even though an updated federal disaster plan is not completed, Federal Emergency Management Agency chief R. David Paulison told lawmakers Tuesday. At a House Homeland Security Committee hearing, Paulison...
- Research articles 2007-05-16
- Many unprepared for a disaster
- Many Americans haven't taken basic steps to prepare for a natural disaster and have little confidence the federal government is ready to help them if one strikes. The findings come as the nation braces for a summer that government forecasts predict could bring a worse-than-normal onslaught...
- Research articles 2007-05-10
- Mayor Pat is back
- Three years ago, Florida was hit by a string of hurricanes. FEMA asked former Grand Forks Mayor Pat Owens to spring into action again as its ambassador for spreading hope to the victims.But two of the hurricanes also damaged the retirement development where she lived with her husband, Bobby. Among...
- Research articles 2007-04-19
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