Jul 27 Watch Housing Woes in New Orleans Continue Nearly a Year After Katrina More than 75 percent of public housing in New Orleans is unfit for human habitation after Hurricane Katrina. Rebuilding plans for these homes are underway but will take time, even though residents are ready now to return home. Continue watching
Jun 07 Hurricane Katrina Displaced 400,000 Gulf Coast Residents, Report Says By PBS News Hour Hurricanes Katrina and Rita caused more than 400,000 people to flee New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast region, according to Census Bureau figures released Wednesday. Continue reading
May 22 Watch National Hurricane Center Predicts Up to Six Major Hurricanes The National Hurricane Center forecast Monday four to six major hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico this year. Continue watching
May 09 Amid Widespread Criticism, Government Prepares for Next Hurricane Season By Admin, PBS News Hour The Senate has recommended the dissolution of FEMA and every level of government has come under fire for its handling of Hurricane Katrina, government organizations are launching initiatives to deal with another potentially active hurricane season. Continue reading
Oct 24 Hurricane Wilma Tears Across Florida By PBS News Hour Hurricane Wilma, the eighth hurricane to hit Florida in just over 14 months, plowed across the Sunshine State Monday, downing power lines, bending palm trees and lashing rain across the peninsula with winds sustained at 125-mph. Continue reading
Oct 14 Case Study: Galveston, Texas By PBS News Hour The devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina will reshape the communities along the Gulf Coast for generations to come, but as the city of Galveston, Texas can attest, it not the first time a major storm has changed the direction of… Continue reading
Oct 06 FEMA to Reassess No Bid Contracts Following Hurricanes By Admin, PBS News Hour The Federal Emergency Management Agency will reassess some no-bid contracts awarded in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, acting FEMA head R. David Paulison said Thursday. Continue reading
Sep 22 Texans Evacuate As Hurricane Rita Approaches By PBS News Hour Drawing upon the harsh lessons of Hurricane Katrina, hundreds of thousands of Texans -- many from Houston -- continued to evacuate the southeast corner of the state Thursday as Hurricane Rita spun toward the Gulf Coast. Continue reading
Sep 27 Hurricane Jeanne Leaves Path of Destruction By PBS News Hour Hurricane Jeanne was downgraded to a tropical storm as it moved into Georgia on Monday after pounding Florida, where residents were still struggling to recover from three other hurricanes that battered the state over the course of six weeks. Continue reading
Sep 17 Cleanup Begins in Wake of Deadly Hurricane Ivan By PBS News Hour National Guard troops and rescue teams moved into hurricane-ravaged areas of the U.S. Gulf Coast on Friday, as the cleanup of damaged homes, fallen trees and other rubble left from Hurricane Ivan began. Continue reading