May 26 – June 1 is National Hurricane Preparedness Week Just one week after a devastating tornado storm rips through Norman and Moore, OK, killing 24 and causing an estimated $2B in property damage, US cities now face another natural hazard, hurricanes. June 1st is the official start of the 6-month hurricane season. For 2013, NOAA’sContinue reading “The 2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook”
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We Can’t Get No Help
George Hebert, a shrimper in Lower Lafitte, Louisiana, moved into his house a month ago, bought new furniture, and had 5 feet of water in his home after Hurricane Isaac. Now he tells his personal struggle to get transportation, food, medicine and support from the federal government after the storm. The clothes he is wearingContinue reading “We Can’t Get No Help”
Nobody Cares About Us
Three days after Hurricane Isaac struck the Gulf Coast, we traveled to Jean Lafitte, Louisiana in Jefferson Parish to survey the wind and water damage. While there, we crossed paths with numerous residents who felt betrayed by the fact their town was left outside the levee system built by the Army Corps of Engineers to protect New Orleans. Many residents were also frustrated by the fact that desperately needed resources (food, ice, water and electricity) was slow in reaching their community
Storm Surge 