Katrina Response Links
Basics
[Hurricane Katrina Timeline] / About.com
http://uspolitics.about.com/library/bl_katrina_timeline_3.htm
This is an evolving timeline of of events
leading up to and following Hurricane Katrina's landfall
on the Gulf Coast. Focus is on government actions and political
decisions.
NOAA
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
University of Illinois: Hurricane
Guide http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/hurr/home.rxml
Solid, basic scientific information about hurricanes.
Wikipedia: Hurricane Katrina
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina
An extensive Wiki site providing background information
regarding the 2005 hurricane and links to relevant articles
within Wikipedia.
News Services
The Advocate (Baton Rouge newspaper)
http://www.2theadvocate.com/
Baton Rouge newspaper: numerous valuable links, including:
After the Storm: a Guide to Post-Hurricane Assistance. The
Advocate. 2005 Sep. 7. http://www.2theadvocate.com/specialprojects/katrina/after0907final.pdf
BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/americas/2005/hurricane_katrina/default.stm
CNN http://www.cnn.com/
NOLA.com http://www.nola.com/
A collective resource for information about New Orleans
with news provided by the Times-Picayune, the New Orleans
area's leading local newspaper.
NPR http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1093
National Public Radio's "Hurricane" page providing relevant
news to the 2005 hurricane season including Katrina. Includes
link to KPBR's Katrina site with RSS feed.
Technorati: [Tag Results]
/ "Hurricane Katrina" http://www.technorati.com/tags/
HurricaneKatrina Technorati is a real-time search engine
that keeps track of what is going on in the blogosphere
- the world of weblogs. Users can create free watchlists
utilizing RSS to stay informed and track conversations as
they happen on any given topic.
National Relief
Agencies
American Red Cross - Disaster Relief
Fund http://www.redcross.org/
America's Second Harvest
http://www.americassecondharvest.org/
Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund
http://www.bushclintonkatrinafund.org/
FEMA http://www.fema.gov
Federal Student Aid and Hurricane
Katrina Information: http://ifap.ed.gov/eannouncements/katrina.html
The U.S. Department of Education is committed to assisting
students enrolled in postsecondary education impacted by
Hurricane Katrina. This page provides links to information
posted to various websites related to the impact of the
hurricane on students, parents, borrowers, colleges and
universities, and financial institutions that participate
in the Federal higher education student assistance programs.
FirstGov.gov : The U.S. Government's
Official Web Portal : Hurricane Recovery http://www.firstgov.gov/Citizen/Topics/PublicSafety/Hurricane_Katrina_Recovery.shtml
Use "Search Government Websites" from this
page for "hurricane Katrina" to identify an extensive listing
of government agency responses.
Give.org : BBB Wise Giving Alliance
http://www.give.org/news/katrina.asp
Affiliate of the Council of Better Business Bureaus; The
BBB Wise Giving Alliance collects and distributes information
on hundreds of nonprofit organizations that solicit nationally
or have national or international program services.
Homeland Security http://www.dhs.gov/interweb/assetlibrary/katrina.htm
Hurricane Katrina: what government is doing. Links to federal
agencies within and outside of the agency.
Homeport: Department of Homeland Security
: United States Coast Guard http://homeport.uscg.mil/mycg/portal/ep/home.do
Pan American Health Organization
http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PED/huracan-katrinahome.htm
Covers the collaborative efforts of the PAHO with the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) at the federal
and state levels and with the Centers for Disease Control
(CDC), providing technical collaboration in a number of
public health areas
Government/NGO
Reports
Development Gateway http://www.developmentgateway.org/
The Development Gateway is an independent not-for-profit
organization. It was conceived by former World Bank President
James Wolfensohn and initially developed in the World Bank.
Updates on international humanitarian assistance and relevant
topics.
CDC Foundation http://www.cdcfoundation.org/
Foundation supporting the efforts of the Center for Disease
Control in dealing with heath and safety.
FactCheck.Org Katrina: What
Happened When http://www.factcheck.org/article348.html
From the Annenberg Political Fact Check, the site presents
a non-partisan, detailed timeline of events before, during
and following Katrina confirmed through public records and
reliable news sources.
Reuters Foundation:AlertNet
http://www.alertnet.org/
Service of the philanthropic arm of the Reuter's News Agency
providing online updates to registered users. It aims to
keep relief professionals and the wider public up-to-date
on humanitarian crises around the globe.
Academic-Related
Sites
National Association of Independent
Colleges and Universities, Katrina Aftermath: College
Resource Center: http://www.naicu.edu/HEA/KatrinaEfforts.shtml
A Compilation of Initiatives Undertaken by America's Private
Colleges and universities to Aid the Victims of Hurricane
Katrina.
Hurricane Katrina Information Resources
/ Louisiana State University http://www.lsu.edu/faculty/mccarthy/katrina.htm
An academic site on the hurricane, its aftermath and relief
efforts providing an extensive links to a variety of information
sources.
Hurricane Katrina: Picking Up the
Pieces : a guide to Resources / Mississippi State
University
Libraries http://library.msstate.edu/content/templates/?a=885&z=310
Compiled by Beth Hansen, September 27,
2005
