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Hello my name is Natalia and welcome to my very first blog. When asked to pick a topic the first thing that came to mind was Hurricane Katrina. I am sure that everyone has heard about all the controversy and devistation caused by this natural disaster. Here you will be able to read about the aftermath of the hurricane, view some pictures and read stories about people who were affected and find out how you can help.
Hurricane Katrina was the most destructive tropical cyclone to ever hit the United States. On August 29th, it caused severe damage to the coastal regions of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. The death toll is estimated to be about 10,000 but the actual body count is much lower. This high number is due to the fact thousands of people are still missing. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has brought 25,000 body bags to the Golf region. Aside from all the deaths, there are still thousands of people with no homes, clothes, money and/ or families. You can help!!! Every littlle bit counts. If you are interested you can contact the American Red Cross or Guide Star, these two organizations are frequently used and ligitimate. There are so many more. For a list of more ways to help you can click on my link to Google and type in "Katrina relief."
Everyone has their own opinions about what could/should have been done in order to prepare the Golf region, especially New Orleans for the hurricane. There is also talk about racism and discrimination when it comes to some of the government's decisons. I will keep you updated on all the factual information related to the hurricane's aftermath. I am also very interested in what you have to say and your opinions, so please feel free to comment!
To find out more about Katrina click here.
posted by Natalia B @ 4:12 PM
5 Comments:
good job!
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The vulnerability of the Gulf Coast was well recognized, (i.e. Catastrophic Hurricane Disaster Plan for New Orleans & Southeast Louisiana ) and strategies for action were publicized, (i.e., Surge Levels and Emergency Management), but we were unresponsive. Your interest and the university environment provide an excellent avenue for exploration of this problem. As we've witnessed, important implications to our personal and collective security are involved. My own theory is that we are prey to The Five Stages of Grief and in watching Katrina gather force over the Gulf, we lapsed into collective Denial. "It can't grow that strong, it will turn away, it will dissipate, it will…" But it didn't. What might we do to adequately address the issue of our collective reluctance to prepare?
I thought you may be interested in Delaware's response to the effort. Here's the official link: State and County Relief Efforts
I think your blog looks very interesting and I look forward to reading your views about the government's response and what we could have done better. I suppose things will become clearer as time goes on and more information becomes available. It's great that you provided links to reputable charities taking donations; I've donated to the Red Cross. My uncle and aunt live in Mississippi and have suffered as a result of Katrina. I can only imagine what some other people's stories are like. I know how happy my family was when we heard they were safe. I'm looking forward to reading some of the other survivors' stories on your blog.
Katrina, Rita, flooding in Bombay, earthquake in South Asia, … how much more of this devastation is there to see. I have personally traveled a bit and my understanding from talking to people in Europe and Asia is that the weather is changing. I especially like to ask people in their 50’s cause they seem to be more weather savvy and remember what the weather was like 30 years back. Some of it might be exaggeration, but I have heard many say “It’s never been so hot” or “I have never seen it rain so much”. One very serious topic I would love to see you write about is “Global Warming”. Is it for real?
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