How did one of the strongest nations in the world fail to protect its own citizens during Hurricane Katrina? Despite early ...

"As a researcher who has closely observed, personally experienced local struggles," says the writer, Bethany Garfield, "it’s ...

When Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in late August 2005, it took Congress just a few days to approve $10.5 billion ...

Common reactions to disaster include a variety of physical and cognitive effects (Slide 2) as well as emotional and interpersonal effects (Slide 3). People who experience extreme peritraumatic ...

As a matter of course, congressional appropriations for disaster relief ... We found that one Katrina bill authorized $12 million for a Louisiana hurricane protection study but stipulated the ...

And Louisianans who can recall their own turn with disaster mobilized to help wildfire victims. "This is your Hurricane Katrina," former Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig ...

"It's a great time to be engaged in disaster research," she said. Hurricane Katrina showed the government that improvements in sociological and scientific research to prevent future disasters are ...