Hurricane Katrina: News and Information Sites
General Information about Katrina

• Encyclopedic entry - In-depth article about the storm with links to related resources from Wikipedia
• Fact Sheet: Federal Relief for the Victims of Hurricane Katrina - from the U.S. White House
• Highway Information for Areas Affected By Hurricane Katrina - from the U.S. Department of Transportation
• Katrina Resource Guide - from Firstgov.gov. Categories include: Finding Loved Ones, What To Do If You Are A Victim, How To Help Victims, and Disaster Cleanup and Agency Resources
• Katrina en Español - "Huracán Katrina: Recuperación" - información de Firstgov.gov
• Librarian's Index to the Internet - Information in the following categories: Aid and Charities, Environmental Factors, Flood Cleanup, Flood Control and Levee Management, Health and Sanitation, Hurricane Preparedness, Hurricanes, Insurance Claims, Libraries, Impact On, Maps and Images, Missing Person Locators, News Coverage
• Katrina Help Wiki
• NOLA.com: Everything New Orleans - News, images, webcams, and more.
• Open Directory Project: Hurricane Katrina - Links to related websites from Dmoz.org
• Q&A: Hurricane Katrina - from St. Petersburg Times
• ResourceShelf - Links to relevant websites, maintained by Gary Price. Includes audio and video links.
• The Science of Hurricane Katrina - from Science Buzz

Blogs - Web logs by various people covering the situation in their own words and photographs

• About Last Night - Scroll down page for list of blogs on Hurricane Katrina as well as its effects on art communities, from ArtsJournal.com
• Blog links for Katrina survivors and families - Links to various blogs, from MSNBC.com
• Citizen's Journal: Hurricane Katrina - hosted at MSNBC
• Eye of the Storm - Images and first person accounts of storm damage from Katrina
• Katrina Aftermath - Described as "a public gallery of thoughts, images, and sounds in response to Hurricane Katrina"
• Katrina Web Log - from National Public Radio (NPR)
• Kaye's Hurricane Katrina Blog
• Katrina Information Board - A public forum maintained by the Weather Channel
• Library Community Relief Links -
• Metroblogging New Orleans
• Miles O'Brien of CNN
• NOPL Contact List - New Orleans Public Library e-mail addresses listed by individuals interested in re-establishing contact between NOPL employees
• Stories from the Storm
• Storm Stories: Blogging Hurricane Katrina - A list of links to Hurricane Katrina blogs from AOL users
• Stormdigest.com
• Technorati.com - Links to numerous blogs about the storm
• WeatherUnderground.com
• Yahoo! Blogs List

Disaster Declarations from the U.S. President

• Alabama
• Florida
• Louisiana
• Mississippi
• President Outlines Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts - News (August 31, 2005) from the U.S. White House

   Health Related

• Crisis to Recovery - Public health impact of the storm, continuous coverage from WebMD Health
• Food Safety Information for Hurricane Katrina Aftermath - from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• Health Care Providers in Affected Area - from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Health Issues - from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Health Risk From Katrina May Last for Weeks - from Healthfinder.gov
• Hurricane Katrina Aftermath: Keeping Food Safe During Flooding and Power Outages - from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
• Hurricanes: Health & Safety - from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). See also: en español
• Links to Health Information - including toxicology and environmental health, from the U.S. National Library of Medicine
• Managing Traumatic Stress: After Hurricane Katrina - from the American Psychological Association (APA)
• NLM Provides Access to Environmental Health Information Following Hurricane Katrina - from the U.S. National Library of Medicine
• Public Health Concerns - from John Hopkins University
• Public Service Announcements - from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Housing, Emergency Shelter

• Craigslist: Help for Katrina Survivors
• HurricaneHousing.org
• HurricaneHousing.net
• Hurricane Assistance Links - from the State Library of Louisiana
• Shelters and Hotlines List for Pets - from Petfinder.com

Missing Persons

• Family Links Registry: Locate your relatives - Family News Network of the International Committee of the Red Cross. Also: Français - Rechercher un parent, Español - Búsqueda de familiares
• Red Cross - Contact information
• Safe List of Family Members - Described as "names of those who wish to let loved ones know they are alright after the storm," from CNN

   News

• Affected Libraries - from the American Library Association
• BBC Coverage - from the British Broadcasting Corporation
• C-SPAN Coverage
• CNN Coverage
• Federal Depository Libraries: Hurricane Katrina Aftermath - from the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO)
• Google News - stories collected by Google News (note: some third party news sites may require registration or subscription for access)
• Hurricane Katrina Updates - from About.com
• Louisiana Restoration Progress - from Entergy, an energy provider
• MSNBC News Search for "Hurricane Katrina"
• National Mail Service Updates - Weather Related Service Updates - Where mail can or cannot be picked up, from the U.S. Postal Service
• National Public Radio (NPR)
• New Orleans News - Updates and images from Nola.com
• Yahoo! News Coverage

 

   State Websites - Official State Websites with News and Other Information

• Alabama
• Florida
• Louisiana
• Mississippi

Statistics, Hurricane Studies, Post-Storm Comentaries

• Advisory Archive - Record of Katrina warnings issued from the National Hurricane Center Tropical Prediction Center
• Climate Change and Hurricane Katrina - from SourceWatch, the Center for Media & Democracy
• Economists Assess Hurricane Katrina's Economic Impact - from the U.S. Department of State
• Hurrican Katrina Backgrounder - from Scientific American
• Hurricane Katrina's Impact on Oil Markets - from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
• Hurricane Katrina Impact Studies - from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
• Hurricane Visualizations - Compiled by Jen Millner at Montana State University and John McDaris at Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College
• Is Global Warming Making Hurricanes Worse? - From National Geographic
• Katrina 2005 Wind Analyses - from the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
• Katrina Conceit: Global warming and Mother Nature - from National Review Online
• Katrina Debate - Links to various viewpoints on the storm, its aftermath, and responses that followed
• Katrina's Lesson in Readiness - from The Brookings Institution
• "Katrina Seems to Not Have Caused Worst Case Scenarios" - report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) (in PDF format; requires free Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• "Katrina Should Be a Lesson to US on Global Warming - from Spiegel Online
• Scientists Debate Whether Hurricane Katrina Was Aggravated by Global Warming - article with links, from WikiNews/Wikimedia
• Unnatural Disaster: The Lessons of Katrina - from the Worldwatch Institute
• Washing Away - a five-part series first published June 23 to 27, 2002, from NOLA.com
• Why Weather Is Getting Deadlier and Costlier - Katrina's Aftermath: The High Cost Of Climate Change - from Fortune

   Información en español

• Asistencia a víctimas en Alabama - (Victims Assistance in Alabama, in Spanish)
• Asistencia a víctimas en Florida - (Victims Assistance in Florida, in Spanish)
• Asistencia a víctimas en Luisiana - (Victims Assistance in Louisiana, in Spanish)
• Asistencia a víctimas en Misisipi - (Victims Assistance in Mississippi, in Spanish)
• Victimas del huracan Katrina pueden recibir ayuda en GovBenefits.gov - Información : Programa de Vivienda para Desastre, Asistencia de Desempleo para Desastres, Programa de Asistencia para Desastres en Cultivos No-asegurados, Préstamos para Desastres Físicos, Préstamos de Emergencia para Granjas.

  Investigations

• Senators Collins and Lieberman Launch Oversight Investigation of Hurricane Relief Efforts, Emergency Preparedness to Learn Lessons for Future Disasters - from www.senate.gov
• Lieberman Statement on HSGAC Katrina Investigation - from lieberman.senate.gov