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Searcher
June 2006
Piper & Ramos |
A Failure to Communicate: Politics, Scams, and Information Flow During Hurricane Katrina The Katrina disaster was exacerbated by poor communications. Some help was provided by the Internet, but it was also a breeding round for Katrina-related scams.   |
Popular Mechanics
March 2006 |
Now What? The lessons of Katrina |
Popular Mechanics
October 2006
Jim Gorman Diagrams |
Future Shocks Think mother nature has dealt us her worst? Think again. Here are five natural disasters poised to strike the United States, and why they will be like nothing we have ever seen... How to ride out an emergency... |
Wired
December 2005
Ulam et al. |
Monster Garage Robot valets... Overhyped tech trends... Taking aim at Skype... My summer home is an ice station... 10 best dystopias... Should I bank my baby's cord blood?... Table for one... Math rocks... Jargon watch... Brushes with greatness... etc. |
Geotimes
November 2005
Megan Sever |
The Increasing Costs of U.S. Natural Disasters Population trends, mitigation efforts and federal disaster relief policies all contribute to encouraging high-risk land use and ultimately to making our society more vulnerable to the costs of natural disasters. |
Outside
March 2007 |
Biking New Orleans, Louisiana Do not bike along the muddy Mississippi levee near New Orleans for clean air or beautiful vistas. Bike the 120 miles for the memories it invokes. |
Geotimes
August 2006
Megan Sever |
When Levees Fail Many of the levees in the United States were built more than a century ago to protect farmland, and have been negligibly, if at all, maintained. For New Orleans, such a lesson came too late, but the city can still plan for the future. |
Geotimes
December 2006 |
Top Natural Hazards News Stories of 2006 Looking Into Landslides... Getting Ready for the Rumble... Levee Concerns Abound... Spreading Wildfire... etc. |
Popular Mechanics
March 6, 2006 |
Hurricane Katrina August 28, 2005 Video Conference The transcript here suggests that, contrary to popular perception, federal authorities were alert to the risks posed by Katrina and fully engaged in planning for the disaster. |
National Defense
November 2011
Stew Magnuson |
Who Is in Charge of What During Major Catastrophes Still Unanswered The answer is all of them and none of them, former Commandant of the Coast Guard retired Adm. Thad Allen suggested recently. |
BusinessWeek
June 9, 2011
Peter Heller |
The Mississippi River Flood and the Katrina Risk New Orleans and Baton Rouge are one breached levee away from Katrina-like devastation. Can the Army Corps of Engineers save them? |
Outside
December 2005
Ace Atkins |
Aftershock Documenting the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the biggest natural disaster in American history. |
Scientific American
January 2006
David Appell |
Easing Jitters When Buildings Rumble After natural disasters, an anxious public wants to see that someone understands the catastrophe. For California quakes, seismologist Lucy Jones does the job. |
Popular Mechanics
October 19, 2007
Stephen Flynn |
5 Disasters Coming Soon If We Don't Rebuild U.S. Infrastructure In the wake of the Minneapolis bridge collapse, the author called on Congress to stop turning a blind eye to our crumbling public foundations. Here he reports on more cracks in American hardware that urgently need attention. |
BusinessWeek
September 19, 2005
Bruce Nussbaum |
The Next Big One Where America is most vulnerable to the next big disaster and how the nation can better manage the risks ahead. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2008
Wilson & Keliger |
Flood or Hurricane Protection?: The New Orleans Levee System and Hurricane Katrina Why was the New Orleans levee system so vulnerable to failure in Hurricane Katrina? |
Reason
December 2005
Jacob Sullum |
After the Storm Hurricane Katrina and the failure of U.S. public policy. |
Popular Mechanics
October 3, 2006
Scottberg & Berendsohn |
PM's Plan For Weathering The Worst It's always a good idea to be prepared for the unexpected. But the best way to avoid trouble is to find it before it finds you. |
Popular Mechanics
January 20, 2010
Glenn Harlan Reynolds |
Lessons for U.S. Preparedness From Haiti Relief Efforts: Analysis Nobody cares more about helping you and your family in time of disaster than, well, you. So it makes sense for you to be prepared to take care of yourself. |
Entrepreneur
March 2006
Jackie Larson |
After the Storm For beleaguered businesses left swamped by Hurricane Katrina, survival was a matter of fight or flight. These entrepreneurs demonstrate how some accepted the challenges and opportunities that came in with the floodwater. |
National Real Estate Investor
October 1, 2005
Margaret Leonard |
Rebuilding After Katrina Investors and operators of more than 10,000 businesses in New Orleans have lost uncounted millions. The same storm also brought opportunities worth billions in redevelopment and restoration of a city. |
National Defense
January 2006
David C. Walsh |
Inter-Agency Communications Systems Remain Uncoordinated Hurricane Katrina revealed many failures in the government's communications capabilities. But replacing old analog systems with interoperable transmission equipment, special gear and redundant systems is an expensive, operationally complex proposition. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Nov/Dec 2005
Emmett D. Carson |
Beyond Relief and Recovery Philanthropy's biggest challenge in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita is to move past just doing the familiar. |
National Real Estate Investor
November 1, 2005
Jennifer Popovec |
When the Chips Are Down Many commercial real estate professionals are working to help the Gulf Coast recover from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Here are a few of their stories: Building and Owners Management Association (BOMA)... Jerry Wallace Interests... etc. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Nov/Dec 2005
Paula J. Kelly |
Meeting the Needs When two devastating hurricanes struck the Gulf Coast in less than a month, it was clear that the response from the philanthropic community would need to be as unprecedented as the disaster. |
Fast Company
November 2005
Chuck Salter |
It's Never Been This Hard For a nimble diving company based in Louisiana, Hurricane Katrina posed enormous challenges -- and offered huge opportunity. |
Geotimes
January 2006
Linda Rowan |
The Rise and Fall of FEMA With the threat of terrorism still high, more hurricanes expected in the near future, unpredictable earthquakes, and significant population growth in high-risk regions, federal disaster preparedness and response have never been more important. |
Geotimes
January 2007 |
Geomedia IMAX film Hurricane on the Bayou storms into wetland issues... Book Review: Yokohama Burning: The Deadly 1923 Earthquake and Fire that Helped Forge the Path to World War II by Joshua Hammer... |
Geotimes
December 2005
David Applegate |
A Year of Living Dangerously Recent destructive events are reminders of our society's growing vulnerability to natural disasters as more people move into harm's way. Scientists seeking to understand the underlying geologic systems have an obligation to learn more. |
Geotimes
August 2005
Naomi Lubick |
Hurricane Katrina Hits Hard One of the largest hurricanes to make landfall in the U.S. Gulf Coast region since Hurricane Camille in 1969, Hurricane Katrina left a trail of devastation behind it as it touched down in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. |
The Motley Fool
September 14, 2005
Mann & Hanson |
Prepare for Your Insurance to Triple Money is difficult to talk about in the wake of a disaster, but insurance companies aren't evil for not wanting to pay more than their fair share. Any attempt to make them pay for damages for which they're not contracted will have disastrous consequences. |
HBS Working Knowledge
September 12, 2005 |
Readers Respond: What are the Lessons of New Orleans? I believe the major difference between a public and private sector response to a crisis is... The Katrina disaster offers many lessons and opportunities... As I see it there were two disasters, one natural and the other bureaucratic... etc. |
Scientific American
October 24, 2005
Mark Fischetti |
Flood Control Protecting against the Next Katrina: Wetlands mitigate flooding, but are they too damaged in the gulf? |
Bank Systems & Technology
February 27, 2006
Deena M. Amato-McCoy |
Planning for Continuity The severity of the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons taught financial institutions that disaster recovery programs alone cannot protect their businesses, forcing banks to reevaluate the strength of their backup plans. |
Entrepreneur
August 2009
Jason Meyers |
The New Orleans Saints In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, a new entrepreneurial culture is taking hold in New Orleans. |
