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Hurricane Katrina resources

As the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches, New Orleans and areas of the Gulf coast affected by this deadly storm continue to recover.  For a good round up of sites and sources dealing with Katrina and its effects, visit the Librarians' Internet Index Hurricane Katrina page.

The index includes almost 250 resources from the Katrina Legal Aid Resource Center to LSU's Center for the Study of Public Health Impacts of Hurricanes to USA.gov's Hurricane Recovery site and more.

Radar

The National Weather Service has created a series of colorful radar maps of the U.S. at http://radar.weather.gov.  This was discovered during the travels of Ernesto through South Florida just before the Labor Day weekend.  It may come in handy for the duration of this hurricane season.  Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and select the Southeast sector. 

Rescue me

Michael Brown's email from the Katrina disaster is now available on the web.  He made such flippant remarks as "Can I quit now? Can I go home?" as he wondered about his attire: "Tie or not for tonight? Button down blue shirt?"  In one email he declares: "I am a fashion god."  CNN.com reports on this disaster in a disaster.

Wilma's whiplash

We are back, sort of.  The university was closed for a week following the storm.  No electricity and lots of debris: downed trees, signs, traffic lights.  We have no email.  The server went down after a power surge.  The campus looks bare after the trees were stripped of palm fronds and branches.  So we all flock to the buildings with electricity.  Most residences still have no power.  At least the internet is accessible. 

Waiting for Wilma

We are all anxious about the track of Wilma.  Which way will it go and how intense will it be when it reaches Florida?  It remains a big unknown.  The Palm Beach Post's hurricane blog has a link to a new weather site called Skeetobite Weather.  To help with travel plans, see the ultra-local forecast map that illustrates the wind field that we can expect.    For official NSU hurricane closing infromation, check NSU's hurricane alert page.