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- Microsoft Awarded For Hurricane Katrina Efforts
- Recovery official: Louisiana may have to shuffle hurricane relief aid…
- Greensburg Kansas: When The Tornado Veers Left
- Director: FEMA More Prepared than Ever for Hurricane Season
- Storm Season Stirs Up Levee Fears in New rleans
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Houston Chronicle – May 18, 2007
The new system which employs 21 Doppler radars along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts from South Texas to Maine uses new mathematical formulas to estimate the wind speed and air pressure of tropical storms and hurricanes within 120 miles of land. “We will work with the National Hurricane Center on every landfalling tropical cyclone in the United States this season to evaluate and improve the software” said Wen-Chau Lee a scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research who helped develop the new system. “At the end of the season the hurricane center will evaluate the results and decide whether this method will be used operationally in the future. Until now the primary method hurricane forecasters used to gather wind speed and intensity data was flying aircraft into hurricanes and jettisoning instrument packages… The new system which employs 21 Doppler radars along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts from South Texas to Maine uses new mathematical formulas to estimate the wind speed and air pressure of tropical storms and hurricanes within 120 miles of land. “We will work with the National Hurricane Center on every landfalling tropical cyclone in the United States this season to evaluate and improve the software” said Wen-Chau Lee a scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research who helped develop the new system. “At the end of the season the hurricane center will evaluate the results and decide whether this method will be used operationally in the future. Until now the primary method hurricane forecasters used to gather wind speed and intensity data was flying aircraft into hurricanes and jettisoning instrument packages. Because of flight logistics such data typically can be gathered only every three to six hours. The new technique using Doppler radar and advanced mathematics can provide updated data every six minutes.
Microsoft Awarded For Hurricane Katrina Efforts
InformationWeek – May 18, 2007
This week the American Red Cross honored the company for its brief departure from the competitive hustle and bustle. In the months that followed the hurricane KatrinaSafe. org morphed into a tool used in conjunction with Hurricane Rita a devastating 2005 earthquake in Pakistan and eventually any natural disaster. The site now known as… This week the American Red Cross honored the company for its brief departure from the competitive hustle and bustle. In the months that followed the hurricane KatrinaSafe. org morphed into a tool used in conjunction with Hurricane Rita a devastating 2005 earthquake in Pakistan and eventually any natural disaster. The site now known as.
Recovery official: Louisiana may have to shuffle hurricane relief aid…
San Diego Union Tribune – May 18, 2007
– Louisiana may have to draw from other hurricane aid programs to cover a projected $3 billion shortfall in the program that provides rebuilding grants to homeowners the head of the Louisiana Recovery Authority said Friday. State officials earmarked $7. 5 billion in federal hurricane relief to pay for grants under the Road Home program for homeowners with severe damage from hurricanes Katrina and Rita. fficials say that without the additional money nearly 17700 applicants may not receive grants. Andy Kopplin executive director of the LRA said the agency may ask state lawmakers to approve a temporary shuffling of other federal recovery dollars to Road Home to keep grants flowing while officials look for other ways to keep the program from going broke.
Greensburg Kansas: When The Tornado Veers Left
NewsByUs – May 18, 2007
Ibbetson – May 18 07. Not so unusual an event nor the tornado watches that accompany so many summer days here in tornado alley. Having lived here since birth I can tell you that tornados are a seasonal part of life and children are taught in early grade school what to do when the alarms sound. Parents learn early as well that the value of a good neighbor is only trumped by the value of a good neighbor with a sturdy basement. Despite the preparation and respect that Kansans carry for this black swirling beast it is easy to forget the full extent of the dangers that they bring. Why? Because so often the tornado veers right; that is most often our tornadoes form and work their way through the isolated plains wreaking no more damage than displacing a farmer’s barn or aggravating the cows and their evening supper… Parents learn early as well that the value of a good neighbor is only trumped by the value of a good neighbor with a sturdy basement. Despite the preparation and respect that Kansans carry for this black swirling beast it is easy to forget the full extent of the dangers that they bring. Why? Because so often the tornado veers right; that is most often our tornadoes form and work their way through the isolated plains wreaking no more damage than displacing a farmer’s barn or aggravating the cows and their evening supper. Unfortunately this is not always the case.
Director: FEMA More Prepared than Ever for Hurricane Season
Insurance Journal – May 18, 2007
The former Miami-Dade County fire chief assured the group that his agency is “a different FEMA a new FEMA” one that has made solid partnerships with local governments and is prepared to deploy staff and supplies even before disaster declarations are issued. “You won’t see what happened with (Hurricane) Katrina happen again in this country” said Paulison who was tapped by President Bush to replace former FEMA head Michael Brown in 2005 amid national scrutiny for the agency’s slow response to Katrina. Paulison cited FEMA’s quick response to a tornado that wiped out an entire Kansas town nearly two weeks ago noting that federal teams were on the ground within hours of the storm and supplies were rolling in even before they were requested. Paulison also asked for help as the agency retools. “I want you to come work for FEMA” he said adding that he has authorization to hire 750 new staffers over the next three years. “We’re not done yet… The former Miami-Dade County fire chief assured the group that his agency is “a different FEMA a new FEMA” one that has made solid partnerships with local governments and is prepared to deploy staff and supplies even before disaster declarations are issued. “You won’t see what happened with (Hurricane) Katrina happen again in this country” said Paulison who was tapped by President Bush to replace former FEMA head Michael Brown in 2005 amid national scrutiny for the agency’s slow response to Katrina. Paulison cited FEMA’s quick response to a tornado that wiped out an entire Kansas town nearly two weeks ago noting that federal teams were on the ground within hours of the storm and supplies were rolling in even before they were requested. Paulison also asked for help as the agency retools. “I want you to come work for FEMA” he said adding that he has authorization to hire 750 new staffers over the next three years. “We’re not done yet.
Storm Season Stirs Up Levee Fears in New rleans
NPR – May 18, 2007
A recent thunderstorm that dumped nearly five inches of rain on the city in just a couple of hours turned streets and intersections into waterways. ne 83-year-old woman had to be rescued from her inundated car. But such storms are not uncommon in New rleans and the city’s apparent vulnerability concerns residents. “I looked out the door and the water was halfway up to my tires there” said Herbert M… Martin said the problem has been resolved so next time the generators will kick in immediately. Fear of FailuresBut fluke or not with the June 1 hurricane season looming the thunderstorm renewed a sense of dread for many in New rleans. “Guess what? When the next hurricane comes this city (won’t) … be any more prepared than it was last time” said resident Nathaniel Coleman as he fished for catfish and bass on the banks of the Mississippi. A recent survey found that he’s not alone. Fear that the levees will give way is a top concern among New rleans residents. A majority of those polled said the rebuilt levees won’t be strong enough to protect their neighborhoods in another hurricane.