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Katrina Overview (or, we've gone Map Crazy, Part IV)

One again, we see the internet is an unbelievable resource whenever these disasters -- both manmade or Acts of God -- strike. In particular, the images, maps, satellite views and photojournalism are truly astonishing.

Here's an assortment of perspectives from the media and individual bloggers:

Charities

• Americares (known as the most efficient relief charity in the U.S.)

• Katrina/New Orleans Disaster Relief Aid

• The KatrinaHelp Wiki relief page

• Yahoo! Red Cross Donation Page

Assistance for Victims

• Yahoo: Search for Missing People   

• KatrinaSOS.org

• I'm Okay

• Missing Persons Database (NOLA)

Energy Related

• Gulf Oil & Gas Pipelines and Rigs   

• Tracking Fuel Costs   

• Lousiana Gulf Refiners and other Petrol Interests

• Gulf of Mexico: Rig Details

• Katrina + Gulf Oil facilities   

• Katrina Path and Insurance loss estimates

Satellite Views

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (and here)

• Hurricane Katrina Aftermath (orbimage)

•  NASA Hurricane Resource Page

• NYT Satellite Photos

• Mississippi Flooding & Erosion

• Katrina Flooding Seen from Space

• New Orleans Satellite Image

• Mississippi: Satellite View

• New Orleans Drying Out?

Maps and Graphics

• Evacuees Relocation

• Storm Paths: 2005 and Before

• Levee Systems of New Orleans  (NYT)

• High-Tech Flood Control, European Style (NYT)

• The Levee System Around New Orleans (WP)

• New Orleans Elevation Map   

• New Orleans Evacuation Routes

• Mississippi River Watershed

• What a 1938 Hurricane would do to Long Island

• US Airline Disruptions

Also, watch these 2 satellite photo providers for their upcoming Katrina coverage:

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

GlobeXplorer

Historical Media Coverage (Pre-Katrina)

• Washing Away (eerily prescient series from THE TIMES-PICAYUNE)

• Gone with the Water (Nat'l Georgraphic, October 2004)

• NEW ORLEANS IS SINKING (September 11, 2001)

Media Coverage

• Katrina News Tracker (free WSJ -- no subsciption required) 

• The New York Times

• Newsweek

• The Wall Street Journal (subsciption required)

•  BBC

• Yahoo!: Hurricanes & Tropical Storms

• Google Katrina News

Photos

• NOLA

• Flickr

• NYT

• WSJ, WSJ II

• Newsday

• Weather.com

• New Orlean Katrina Photos

Video

• WDSU

• MSNBC

• Accuweather

• MSNBC gulf coast

• BBC

• USA Today

• AP Video

• CBS

•  New Orleans TV (WLOX) Aerial video

•  Live New Orleans cams

•  Stormvideographer.com (See also SVG two, SVG three and SVG four)

Government Resources

• Weather, Federal and State Government

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I'll update this page periodically . . .

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Great resource, thanks.

Posted by: Phil | Sep 2, 2005 6:37:36 PM