Hurricane Katrina : the american tsunami

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mercredi 31 août 2005 [n° 365]


photo : New Orleans floods An aerial view from the east shows floodwaters covering roadways and swallowing up buildings
Smiley N. Pool/DMN

“The situation is untenable” Gov. Kathleen Blanco said.

“It’s just heartbreaking.”

video : New Orleans struggles

“As we face the devastation wrought by Katrina, as we search for those in need, as we comfort those in pain and as we begin the long task of rebuilding, we turn to God for strength, hope and comfort.

“I have declared August 31, 2005, a Day of Prayer in the State of Louisiana.

“I am asking that all of Louisiana take some time Wednesday to pray. Pray for the victims and the rescuers. Please pray that God give us all the physical and spiritual strength to work through this crisis and rebuild“.

Governor Blanco Announces Day of Prayer Office of the Governor Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Updates as they come in on Katrina wwltv blog

Louisiana roads closures

Flooding alert forum “This forum is provided for Metro-area residents to share reports, tips, routes & other issues involving storm-generated flooding in the Greater New Orleans area”

Floodwaters rising, devastation widespread in Katrina’s wake

New Orleans shelters to be evacuated Floodwaters rising, devastation widespread in Katrina’s wake CNN August 31, 2005

“One Mississippi county alone said its death toll was at least 100, and officials are “very, very worried that this is going to go a lot higher,” said Joe Spraggins, civil defense director for Harrison County, home to Biloxi and Gulfport. In neighboring Jackson County, officials said at least 10 deaths were blamed on the storm”. (USA Today)

New Orleans outlook bleak; 100 dead in Miss

Official: Prisoners Riot, Take Hostages in New Orleans ABC news : Inmates at a prison in hurricane-ravaged New Orleans have rioted, attempted to escape and are now holding hostages, a prison commissioner

Martial law clarified Times Piccayune blog [via You loot, I shoot Michelle Malkin blog]

Emergency Aid

Mississippi Crews Scramble to Aid Katrina Victims
NPR.org

In New Orleans, Floods and Looting Spread by Greg Allen npr.org

Hurricane Katrina Help Wiki
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Hurricanes

National Hurricane Center

Hurricanes : online meteorology guide

2005 Hurricane Names

Does history repeat itself ?

“The worst case is a hurricane moving in from due south of the city” said Suhayda, who has developed a computer simulation of the flooding from such a storm. On that track, winds on the outer edges of a huge storm system would be pushing water in Breton Sound and west of the Chandeleur Islands into the St. Bernard marshes and then Lake Pontchartrain for two days before landfall.

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Ninety percent of the structures in the city are likely to be destroyed by the combination of water and wind accompanying a Category 5 storm, said Robert Eichorn, former director of the New Orleans Office of Emergency Preparedness 1. The LSU Hurricane Center surveyed numerous large public buildings in Jefferson Parish in hopes of identifying those that might withstand such catastrophic winds. They found none.

Amid this maelstrom, the estimated 200,000 or more people left behind in an evacuation will be struggling to survive. Some will be housed at the Superdome, the designated shelter in New Orleans for people too sick or infirm to leave the city. Others will end up in last-minute emergency refuges that will offer minimal safety. But many will simply be on their own, in homes or looking for high ground”.

THE BIG ONE – A major hurricane could decimate the region, but flooding from even a moderate storm could kill thousands. It’s just a matter of time By Mark Schleifstein and John McQuaid

[via Transparent Grid blog]

Hurricane Katrina

Depression Katrina moving toward Northeast

Latest Hurricane Katrina developments 8/30/2005 USA Today

Tropical depresssion Katrina

Maps – forecast – hurricane tracking

Map room

Video 8/31/2005
Kevin Roth, Senior Meteorologist, The Weather Channel

Radar images Intellicast.com

Envisat Sees Whirling Hurricane Katrina From Ocean Waves To Cloud Tops: ESA‘s multi-sensor Envisat satellite has gathered a unique view of Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico. (Science Daily)

Disaster And Accident / Meteorological Disaster sciencedaily.com

Tropical depression Katrina Java Animated Storm Movement

Martial law declared around New Orleans sciencedaily.com

Blogs

Technorati Tags : flood aid, Hurricane Katrina

Spectacular imagery of New Orleans flooding Mister Snitch! weblog

Information on areas hard hit by Hurricane Katrina a compilation of links on Weather.com blog

Eyes on Katrina blog

Angel’s Hurricane Watch

Images

New Orleans floods

Images on weather.com

Flickr :

Hurricane Katrina / Pool

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  1. New Orleans Contra Flood Plan www.ohsep.louisiana.gov [back]
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