Hurricane Katrina : managing the crisis and evacuating New Orleans : hearing before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, February 1, 2006.
On August 25th, 2005, one of the deadliest and most destructive hurricanes in history hit the Gulf of Mexico.
Details the events leading to and following the arrival of Hurricane Katrina along the Gulf Coast and in New Orleans in 2005. Includes source notes and timeline.
Documents over a fourteen day period the destructive impact of Hurricane Katrina on the homes and businesses of Mississippi and Louisiana and the personal hardships and tragedies endured by the residents of these areas.
Hurricane Katrina, Updated Edition explains how the disaster stands among the worst in U.S. history, killing more than 1,600 people, and destroying 200,000 homes along the Gulf Coast.
Examines the causes of this massive hurricane, its devastating floods, and the relief efforts to help those affected by the disaster.
This book presents the fullest account yet written of the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
The residents of traditionally impoverished and minority communities suffered incalculable losses and endured unimaginable conditions. And the few facilities that did exist to help victims quickly became miserable, dangerous places.
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This collection of polemical essays explores the extent to which African Americans and others were, and are, disproportionately affected by the natural and manmade forces that caused Hurricane Katrina.
In August 2005, a massive hurricane hit New Orleans and much of the Gulf Coast.