The News Review:

- Two Years After Hurricane Katrina: A Tale of Two Louisianas
- Governor Refuses Blame in 35 Hurricane Deaths
- Mexico Mix Hurricane survival guide
- Hurricane Katrina anniversary: Two years of rebuilding lives
- No place for favouritism in hurricane mop-up

Two Years After Hurricane Katrina: A Tale of Two Louisianas
Environment News Service – Aug 29, 2007
The National ceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Tuesday that accurate forecasts provided by NAA meteorologists including those at the National Hurricane Center provided critical advance warning and saved countless lives but countless others perished. Today everyone from hurricane survivors to the governors of the affected states to President George W. Bush marked the anniversary in a diversity of ways. Many hurricane survivors held a Tribunal today at the PanAmerican Conference Center to try the U… The National ceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Tuesday that accurate forecasts provided by NAA meteorologists including those at the National Hurricane Center provided critical advance warning and saved countless lives but countless others perished. Today everyone from hurricane survivors to the governors of the affected states to President George W. Bush marked the anniversary in a diversity of ways. Many hurricane survivors held a Tribunal today at the PanAmerican Conference Center to try the U. government “for human rights violations and crimes against humanity” in the handling of citizens before during and after the hurricane and to call for justice and restitution.

Governor Refuses Blame in 35 Hurricane Deaths
New York Times – Aug 29, 2007
css); Governor Refuses Blame in 35 Hurricane Deaths – New York Times. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco of Louisiana repeatedly parried with lawyers in a trial that has become a grim commemoration of Hurricane Katrina. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco of Louisiana repeatedly parried with lawyers in a trial that has become a grim commemoration of Hurricane Katrina.

Mexico Mix Hurricane survival guide
San Francisco Chronicle – Aug 29, 2007
html–> Mexico’s storm season got off to a slow start this year but Hurricane Dean — the most intense tropical cyclone in the Atlantic basin since 2005′s Hurricane Wilma — soon crushed hopes for a peaceful season. Small comfort that Dean packed less of a wallop than anticipated: At least five deaths and many injuries have been reported in Mexico and Dean left about 1500 families homeless laid waste to coastal towns and destroyed thousands of acres of corn and citrus croplands throughout the Yucatán. During the storman estimated 60000 tourists fled the state of Quintana Roo home to Cancún Cozumel and the Riviera Maya and Costa Maya resorts. Chances of your next Mexico vacation being blown away are slim — especially if you travel in winter or early spring. (n Mexico’s Caribbean and Pacific coasts and the Gulf of Mexico hurricane season is June 1 through November 30 peaking August through ctober… Chances of your next Mexico vacation being blown away are slim — especially if you travel in winter or early spring. (n Mexico’s Caribbean and Pacific coasts and the Gulf of Mexico hurricane season is June 1 through November 30 peaking August through ctober. ) But if you do travel during hurricane months you can minimize the risk by knowing what to do. Before you go: Consider buying travel insurance that covers you if a hurricane forces you to cancel or cut your trip short. Find out if your hotel has a hurricane guarantee or ask your tour operator about options if a storm is forecast. Check your airline’s hurricane policy; many will waive ticket change fees and provide a special Web site link for customers affected by a hurricane.

Hurricane Katrina anniversary: Two years of rebuilding lives
Reuters AlertNet – Aug 29, 2007
0: inline article box end –>. August 29 2007) When Hurricane Katrina struck two years ago today Medical Teams International was one of the first relief agencies to respond to the tragedy. Volunteer medical doctors were on the ground at the New rleans Convention Center within days helping to care for patients who had been plucked from roofs and rivers. nce the flooding subsided Medical Teams International’s recovery plans turned to the overwhelming task of rebuilding both hearts and homes. In the last two years 490 volunteers with Medical Teams International have dispensed medicines gutted homes roofed houses and counseled grieving families to help rebuild the Gulf Coast. “So much has been accomplished but there’s still so much to do” says Alex ‘Connell New rleans project manager for Medical Teams International.

No place for favouritism in hurricane mop-up
Jamaica bserver – Aug 29, 2007
Not even the managers of the utility services or the emergency management agency had by then been able to cover enough areas of the country in order to be able to assess the scale of the disaster. Most surprising also was the controversy about the State of Public Emergency. I had thought that after Hurricane Ivan when the issue came up and was dealt with convincingly that there would have been a better understanding of the rationale for this action. Instead we were again second-guessing the head of government who in situations like what occurred two Sundays ago must act decisively to protect the most vulnerable among us. They after all have no security-guard service electronic gates and standby generators to run power supply. To feign political motives for this action is ludicrous especially when the extreme ideological divide no longer exists. The prime minister’s action was however appreciated by people who felt exposed and in particular the poorer people in the Corporate Area who had to face darkness without the privilege of security guards and by people in parts of rural Jamaica who felt the brunt of the destructive winds of Hurricane Dean.

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The News Review:

- Two Years After Hurricane Katrina: A Tale of Two Louisianas
- Governor Refuses Blame in 35 Hurricane Deaths
- Mexico Mix Hurricane survival guide
- Hurricane Katrina anniversary: Two years of rebuilding lives
- No place for favouritism in hurricane mop-up
- CWS situation report: Hurricane Dean

Two Years After Hurricane Katrina: A Tale of Two Louisianas
Environment News Service – Aug 29, 2007
The National ceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Tuesday that accurate forecasts provided by NAA meteorologists including those at the National Hurricane Center provided critical advance warning and saved countless lives but countless others perished. Today everyone from hurricane survivors to the governors of the affected states to President George W. Bush marked the anniversary in a diversity of ways. Many hurricane survivors held a Tribunal today at the PanAmerican Conference Center to try the U… The National ceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Tuesday that accurate forecasts provided by NAA meteorologists including those at the National Hurricane Center provided critical advance warning and saved countless lives but countless others perished. Today everyone from hurricane survivors to the governors of the affected states to President George W. Bush marked the anniversary in a diversity of ways. Many hurricane survivors held a Tribunal today at the PanAmerican Conference Center to try the U. government “for human rights violations and crimes against humanity” in the handling of citizens before during and after the hurricane and to call for justice and restitution.

Governor Refuses Blame in 35 Hurricane Deaths
New York Times – Aug 29, 2007
css); Governor Refuses Blame in 35 Hurricane Deaths – New York Times. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco of Louisiana repeatedly parried with lawyers in a trial that has become a grim commemoration of Hurricane Katrina. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco of Louisiana repeatedly parried with lawyers in a trial that has become a grim commemoration of Hurricane Katrina.

Mexico Mix Hurricane survival guide
San Francisco Chronicle – Aug 29, 2007
html–> Mexico’s storm season got off to a slow start this year but Hurricane Dean — the most intense tropical cyclone in the Atlantic basin since 2005′s Hurricane Wilma — soon crushed hopes for a peaceful season. Small comfort that Dean packed less of a wallop than anticipated: At least five deaths and many injuries have been reported in Mexico and Dean left about 1500 families homeless laid waste to coastal towns and destroyed thousands of acres of corn and citrus croplands throughout the Yucatán. During the storman estimated 60000 tourists fled the state of Quintana Roo home to Cancún Cozumel and the Riviera Maya and Costa Maya resorts. Chances of your next Mexico vacation being blown away are slim — especially if you travel in winter or early spring. (n Mexico’s Caribbean and Pacific coasts and the Gulf of Mexico hurricane season is June 1 through November 30 peaking August through ctober… Chances of your next Mexico vacation being blown away are slim — especially if you travel in winter or early spring. (n Mexico’s Caribbean and Pacific coasts and the Gulf of Mexico hurricane season is June 1 through November 30 peaking August through ctober. ) But if you do travel during hurricane months you can minimize the risk by knowing what to do. Before you go: Consider buying travel insurance that covers you if a hurricane forces you to cancel or cut your trip short. Find out if your hotel has a hurricane guarantee or ask your tour operator about options if a storm is forecast. Check your airline’s hurricane policy; many will waive ticket change fees and provide a special Web site link for customers affected by a hurricane.

Hurricane Katrina anniversary: Two years of rebuilding lives
Reuters AlertNet – Aug 29, 2007
0: inline article box end –>. August 29 2007) When Hurricane Katrina struck two years ago today Medical Teams International was one of the first relief agencies to respond to the tragedy. Volunteer medical doctors were on the ground at the New rleans Convention Center within days helping to care for patients who had been plucked from roofs and rivers. nce the flooding subsided Medical Teams International’s recovery plans turned to the overwhelming task of rebuilding both hearts and homes. In the last two years 490 volunteers with Medical Teams International have dispensed medicines gutted homes roofed houses and counseled grieving families to help rebuild the Gulf Coast. “So much has been accomplished but there’s still so much to do” says Alex ‘Connell New rleans project manager for Medical Teams International.

No place for favouritism in hurricane mop-up
Jamaica bserver – Aug 29, 2007
Not even the managers of the utility services or the emergency management agency had by then been able to cover enough areas of the country in order to be able to assess the scale of the disaster. Most surprising also was the controversy about the State of Public Emergency. I had thought that after Hurricane Ivan when the issue came up and was dealt with convincingly that there would have been a better understanding of the rationale for this action. Instead we were again second-guessing the head of government who in situations like what occurred two Sundays ago must act decisively to protect the most vulnerable among us. They after all have no security-guard service electronic gates and standby generators to run power supply. To feign political motives for this action is ludicrous especially when the extreme ideological divide no longer exists. The prime minister’s action was however appreciated by people who felt exposed and in particular the poorer people in the Corporate Area who had to face darkness without the privilege of security guards and by people in parts of rural Jamaica who felt the brunt of the destructive winds of Hurricane Dean.

CWS situation report: Hurricane Dean
Reuters AlertNet – Aug 29, 2007
0: background end –>. 0: inline article box end –>. Jamaica’s ffice for Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (DPEM) reports the hurricane destroyed houses and livelihoods in the eastern and southern parishes of the country. Electricity and water supply across the entire island has been affected and the country is currently under a public state of emergency for the next 30 days. The most severely affected parishes are St. Thomas Portland St.

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