Tag: emergency management

  • President Trump Learned Lessons of Katrina

    President Trump Learned Lessons of Katrina

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    MAKES SECOND TRIP TO STORM-RAVAGED AREAS ON SATURDAY by Jeff Crouere, ©2017 (Sep. 1, 2017) — On August 29, 2005, monster Hurricane Katrina slammed into Louisiana and Mississippi. In the catastrophe that resulted, over 80% of New Orleans was flooded and 1,836 people in Louisiana and Mississippi died. The storm caused over $150 billion in…

  • Helping At-Risk Populations Survive Tornadoes

    Helping At-Risk Populations Survive Tornadoes

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    BETTER BUILDING PREPARATIONS AND PUBLIC SHELTERS WILL INCREASE SURVIVAL RATES by Matthew Biddle and David R. Legates, ©2012 (Sep. 12, 2012) — After tornadoes ripped through Tuscaloosa, AL and Joplin, MO, many called for greater efforts to enhance tornado forecast lead times and provide more time for people to take shelter and save lives.  The video…