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BBC

Bbc: Grisly Task of Naming the Dead

For Students 9th - 10th
September, 2005, report that explores the difficult task of identifying victims of Hurricane Katrina.
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: President Returns to Louisiana

For Students 9th - 10th
President George W. Bush arrived in Louisiana to tour the area after Hurricane Katrina. As President Bush was in the area, many began to criticize the federal government's response to the disaster, some alleging possible racism in the...
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Fixing Fema

For Students 9th - 10th
February, 2006, report and discussion, analyzing the problems with FEMA, its response to Hurricane Katrina, and Michael Chertoff's plan to reshape this agency. Audio, video, and a transcript of this report are available.
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Article
PBS

News Hour: Military Orders Added National Guard Presence

For Students 9th - 10th
Thousands of National Guard troops will be deployed to areas hit by Hurricane Katrina, as crime, evacuation, and chaos have hit the area as they recover from this catastrophe. Article is from September, 2005.
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CNN

Cnn: Governor: Worse Than Camille

For Students 9th - 10th
Article from August, 2005, that compares the damage of Hurricane Katrina to 1969's Hurricane Camille, which had been the deadliest hurricane up until Katrina.
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CNN

Cnn: Criticism of Fema's Katrina Response Deserved

For Students 9th - 10th
The Department of Homeland Security acknowledges problems with FEMA's response to Hurricane Katrina. This article also has a link to the 218-page report that also offers recommendations that would improve FEMA's emergency response.
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BBC

Bbc: Hard Task of Draining New Orleans

For Students 9th - 10th
September, 2005, article tracing the draining of the flooded New Orleans and the repairing of the levee system devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Senators React to Brown Testimony

For Students 9th - 10th
A February, 2006 discussion of Michael Brown's testimony before the Senate committee investigating the federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina. Video, audio, and a transcript are available.
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Crime Increases in New Orleans

For Students 9th - 10th
New Orleans has seen its crime rate skyrocket months after Hurricane Katrina. Report is from June, 2006. Audio, Video, and transcript of report is available.
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Fixing New Orleans' Levees

For Students 9th - 10th
Report on the problem of increasing costs of rebuilding the levees that protect New Orleans from flooding that were devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Audio, video, and a transcript are available for this April, 2006, report.
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Senate Hearings on Katrina

For Students 9th - 10th
A February, 2006 resource that chronicles the Senate investigative hearings on Hurricane Katrina. In particular, the focus of this report is the Senate's questioning of former head of FEMA Michael Brown. Audio, video, and a transcript of...
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Mississippi Approves Onshore Gambling

For Students 9th - 10th
Biloxi, Mississippi, one of the country's largest casino markets, was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. This report discusses the change in Mississippi gambling laws and how it will help Biloxi post-Hurricane Katrina. Report is from...
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Planners Consider Future of New Orleans

For Students 9th - 10th
Government officials discuss possible plans for the rebuilding of New Orleans post-Hurricane Katrina. Article is from October, 2005.
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: New Orleans Mayor Lays Out Repopulation Plan

For Students 9th - 10th
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin lays out his plan to bring people displaced by Hurricane Katrina back to New Orleans. The governments at all levels also are looking at plans for for future evacuations and recovery. Article is from September,...
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Helping Hands in Mississippi

For Students 9th - 10th
Captivating report of volunteers who are helping Mississippi recover from the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. Audio, video, and transcript of the report are available. Report is from March, 2006.
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Private Companies Rebuild Gulf

For Students 9th - 10th
In this October, 2005, report, NewsHour examines the role of private companies in rebuilding the Hurricane Katrina damaged areas of the United States. Audio, video, and a transcript are available.
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: Congress Questions Brown

For Students 9th - 10th
Congress questioned former FEMA director Michael Brown about the agency's response in the days after Hurricane Katrina. Mike Brown had resigned his post after much criticism over FEMA's response. Audio, video, and a transcript are...
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CNN

Cnn: New Orleans Tries to Plug Breaches

For Students 9th - 10th
September, 2005, report that explores the damage done to New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina, including to the levees that failed to stop the flooding of the city.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Tornado: Q & A

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a question an answer concerning tornadoes including how they are formed, what the funnel looks like, how tornadoes end, which are more dangerous: tornado or hurricane, inside the "eye" of a hurricane or tornado, and more.
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CNN

Cnn: Rebuilding Homes, Rebuilding Lives

For Students 9th - 10th
September, 2005, report covering the return home of a number of Louisiana residents to their homes a week after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast.
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CNN

Cnn: 3 Days of Death, Despair and Survival

For Students 9th - 10th
Captivating September, 2005, article that vividly recounts the story of a family trapped in their attic as they escaped the flood waters brought by Hurricane Katrina.
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CNN

Cnn: Identifying Victimes a Grueling Task

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed report that highlights the difficult task of identifying the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Report is from September, 2005.
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Handout
BBC

Bbc: Patrolling the 'Venice From Hell'

For Students 9th - 10th
September 2005 report chronicling the devastation, flooding, rescue efforts in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. A photographic slideshow accompanies this report.
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BBC

Bbc: New Orleans Disaster Plan Updated

For Students 9th - 10th
New Orleans, which was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina, has a new disaster plan. Mayor Ray Nagin, who was criticized for the local government's response during Hurricane Katrina, approved the updated plan. (May, 2006)

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