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BBC

Bbc: Mapping the Destruction: New Orleans

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive map that allows you to see before and after pictures of areas of New Orleans. There are also two enlightening videos that shows the conditions of New Orleans in the days immediately after Hurricane Katrina.
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Handout
BBC

Bbc: Inside the Hurricane Zone

For Students 9th - 10th
BBC News reporter gives his first-hand experiences as he tours neighborhoods stricken by Hurricane Katrina. Very intriguing September 2005 report.
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Handout
BBC

Bbc: Mapping the Destruction: Landfall

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive map that has satellite photographs of the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina hit the coast. Two captivating videos from Biloxi, Mississippi and a map of the path of the storm are also on the page.
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Article
BBC

Bbc: Sharp Rise in Tuberculosis Cases

For Students 9th - 10th
A November 2006 report from The BBC detailing a startling rise in the number of tuberculosis cases in the United Kingdom. Also provides links to related topics. (2 November 2006)
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Handout
BBC

Bbc: Police Told to Clear New Orleans

For Students 9th - 10th
As New Orleans remained underwater, fears of pollution, health hazards, and safety moved Mayor Ray Nagin to order a mandatory evacuation of the city. Photos accompany the September, 2005 article.
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Handout
BBC

Bbc: Fixing New Orleans' Thin Grey Line

For Students 9th - 10th
An October 2005 report on the reconstruction of the devastated New Orleans levees. The levees failed during Hurricane Katrina causing the city of New Orleans to flood.
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Handout
BBC

Bbc: 'We Knew It Was Bound to Happen'

For Students 9th - 10th
September 2005 report that chronicles the experiences of three New Orleans evacuees displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
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BBC

Bbc: Bedraggled Survivors Seek Safety

For Students 9th - 10th
The evacuation of New Orleans is chronicled in this September 2005 report.
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BBC

Bbc: Bush Seeks $50Bn Hurricane Relief

For Students 9th - 10th
President George W. Bush asks Congress for over $50 billion dollars in emergency aid to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina in this September 2005 article.
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Handout
BBC

Bbc: New Orleans Starts to Remove Dead

For Students 9th - 10th
In this September 2005 report, the BBC covers the removal of dead victims of Hurricane Katrina, the fear of disease from pollution, and the federal government's response.
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BBC

Bbc: Katrina Airlift Rescues Thousands

For Students 9th - 10th
News article detailing the military presence in New Orleans, as well as the continued rescue and evacuation effort. The conditions in the Superdome are also discussed. Video report is also available. Report is from September, 2005.
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Article
PBS

News Hour: Afghans' Rising Fury (2005)

For Students 9th - 10th
Protests against the United States increased in Afghanistan in May, 2005. Read about Guantanamo Bay, the protest marches, and excerpts from U.S. government officials. Video, audio, and a transcript of this report are available.
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Article
BBC

Bbc: Egypt Tourist Attack Trial Opens

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses a terrorist bomb attack on tourists by Egyptians in Cairo in April, 2005. The preliminary trial began in June 2006.