Hurricane Katrina

( Last updated 06/21/2007 05:31 PM)

Hurricane Katrina and subsequent flooding has created one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history. Use the links below to investigate this awesome event. Some may be unavailable due to the dynamic nature of a site content.

Hurricane Katrina Information

Center for Population Studies - University of Mississippi Profiles for FEMA designated Counties and Parishes August 29, 2005.   ESRI Hurricane Disaster Viewer FEMA FEMA Mapping and Analysis Center -  Hurricane Katrina links to: Predicted rainfall by county, Affected populations in projected wind swath, and Situation map NASA Earth Observatory Hurricane Katrina Arrives CNN CNN hurricane coverage "Worst Case Scenario" Miles O'Brien hurricane blog - a reporter's impressions as the disaster plays out. Reporter's blog - post-Katrina reporters' impressions

Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR-E) image of ocean temperature and Hurricane Katrina High resolution version Courtesy NASA/SVS

• National Public Radio
  • "Hurricane Katrina: Hurricane Science and Prediction/Impact on Oil Production" - Science Friday, 9/2/05
  • All Things Considered 8/28/05 NPR - several segments prior to landfall. 
  • Blog
  • "Saving New Orleans, a Sinking City" - Morning Edition 9/8/05 "Katrina's damage to New Orleans is not surprising to geologists. The city was built on loose soil that compacts over time, causing it to sink every year, and the sea level is rising. Planners will have to consider this as they discuss how to rebuild the city."
• Public Broadcasting System
  • News Hour with Jim Lehrer - After Katrina Archive
• New York Times Complete Coverage

• NOAA
  • Storm Tracker - Katrina
  • National Hurricane Center (Strike probabilities, path, wind swath graphics)
  • Katrina Graphics Archive
• States
  • Alabama
  • Louisiana
    • New Orleans City emergency preparedness. ; Katrina
    • WDSU - NBC affiliate in New Orleans
    • Times-Picayune newspaper
    • New Orleans Topographic map (TerraServer.com)
    • New Orleans Satellite image
    • New Orleans Air photo (TerraServer.com)
    • New Orleans Infra-red air photo (TerraServer.com)
  • Mississippi
    • SunHerald.com - Biloxi newspaper.
    • Biloxi Topographic map (TerraServer.com)
    • Biloxi Satellite image (TerraServer.com)
    • Biloxi Air photo  (TerraServer.com)
    • Biloxi Infra-red air photo (TerraServer.com)

General Hurricane Information

Keeping track of storms

• Tropical Cyclone Advisory RSS feeds - NOAA
• National Data Buoy Center - NOAA
• NOAA Environmental Visualization Program - NOAA
• Active Tropical Cyclones - Intellicast
• Hurricane Center - weather.com
• Western Atlantic track chart (PDF)
• Tropical Weather - Weather Underground
• Hurricane storm tracker - Yahoo
• US Satellite image - Yahoo
• Latest wave and water-level observations
• Breaking weather information from Yahoo
• Hurricanetrack.com

Multimedia

• "How hurricanes form" CNN animation
• "Hurricanes Potential impact on New Orleans" All Things Considered 8/28/05 - NPR
• "Tracking Hurricanes" - Online News Hour with Jim Lehrer
• "Hurricanes" - Nova ScienceNow PBS - 12-minute segment on how the ability to predict a hurricane's path and intensity affects cities like New Orleans.
• "Hurricanes" Earth and Sky. June 21, 2005

Reference articles/sites

• "Ocean currents may intensify hurricanes" - ClimateArk.com - discusses how a Category 1 hurricane can become Category 4 or 5 due to loop current.
• "Washing Away" - Times-Picayune newspaper -  five-part series on hurricane dangers in SE Louisiana.
• Loop current - NOAA
• Path of the Gulf Stream - Coastal Carolina University - includes info on loop current.
• Saffir-Simpson Scale - National Hurricane Center
• Hurricane Preparedness - National Hurricane Center
• "Hurricanes: the greatest storms on Earth" - NASA Earth Observatory
• "Hurricanes" The Physical Environment

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