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Hurrican Katrina and American Diaspora
2008-03-14 00:19:00 Hurricane Katrina caused the biggest mass migration in U.S. history. More than than 1 million people were forced to evacuate. Although many people have been able to return home, many are still displaced. Thousands will not be able to return for years, both because the damage is so catastrophic and because so many were already living in poverty. Many experts are telling churches and other groups to focus on helping people relocate permanently. So where are they?This neat map was based on more than 40,000 postings on Internet "safe lists" by Katrina survivors. ePodunk analyzed messages containing both the person's hometown and the location after fleeing the storm. It only shows American cities, though I know some ended up in Canada, and I'm sure elsewhere also. If you click to the full version of the map you can run your cursor over the points on the map to see city names and to click to information about the community.Home
By: Red Jenny
Katrina Victim is Suing the U.S. for $3 Quadrillion
2008-01-10 16:10:00 And I hated lawsuits before this - wow! A moron who built his house below sea level just to get it demolished so now he’s doing the American thing and suing somebody victim of Hurricane Katrina is suing the United States Army Corps of Engineers for $3,000,000,000,000,000 (3 quadrillion). (The U.S. gross domestic product [GDP] was$13.2 ...
Violence Erupts in New Orleans Over Housing
2007-12-22 08:49:00 I first brought you the story of the demolition of low-income housing in New Orleans in this post: http://inkslwc.wordpress.com/20-07/12/14/low-income-housing-in--new-orleans-to-be-demolished/. - Now I come to you with an update (quotes and pictures from CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/2-0/neworleans.protests/)…- On Thursday, the City Council with Mayor Ray Nagin’s strong commendation (a smart move for once on his party) unanimously decided to demolish ...
Low-Income Housing in New Orleans to Be Demolished
2007-12-14 20:28:00 I found out about this story here: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/-14/us/nationalspecial/14orleans-.html. The plan is to demolish some of the low-income housing units in New Orleans that were damaged by Hurricane Katrina and replace them with either higher-class units as well as some low-income units. Some of the buildings had been scheduled to be demolished before the storm hit. Many protesters ...
Hurrican Katrina Disaster Rescue Disaster?How Could This Have Happened?
2006-08-28 18:42:00 Estimated death toll from Katrina, making it the deadliest storm to hit the U.S. since 1928.Number of people displaced by the storm. Percent of New Orleans that was flooded, some places under 20 feet of water.Amount of coastal wetlands that disappear every day to open water in coastal Louisiana.Square miles of coastal wetlands in the Mississippi Delta converted to open water after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.Miles of coastal marshes and wetlands between New Orleans and the open ocean needed to reduce storm surges by 1 foot.Amount needed annually for 30 years to restore coastal marshes and wetlands to fully protect New Orleans in the future.Amount of federal spending designated to rebuild New Orleans post-Katrina.Amount of these federal dollars designated for Gulf Coast wetlands restoration.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Fr-om Environmental Defense: Hurrican Katrina by the Numbers.Send Congress and the President a message?tell them what you think here.
By: Tumerica
Hurrican Katrina Disaster Rescue Disaster
2006-08-28 18:42:00 Estimated death toll from Katrina, making it the deadliest storm to hit the U.S. since 1928.Number of people displaced by the storm. Percent of New Orleans that was flooded, some places under 20 feet of water.Amount of coastal wetlands that disappear every day to open water in coastal Louisiana.Square miles of coastal wetlands in the Mississippi Delta converted to open water after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.Miles of coastal marshes and wetlands between New Orleans and the open ocean needed to reduce storm surges by 1 foot.Amount needed annually for 30 years to restore coastal marshes and wetlands to fully protect New Orleans in the future.Amount of federal spending designated to rebuild New Orleans post-Katrina.Amount of these federal dollars designated for Gulf Coast wetlands restoration.
By: Tumerica
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