Hot Paper Topics
Hurricanes

• Center for Disease Control and Prevention -- Hurricanes and what you should know, includes info on infectious disease in the aftermath of natural disasters.
• Climate Change and it's effects -- from New Scientist
• Disaster Preparedness, Response and Reconstruction Products -- This page lists the most recent reports and testimonies related to disaster preparedness, response and reconstruction issued since October 2006. From the US Government Accountability Office.
• FEMA Louisiana Transitional Recovery Office
• Hurricane Katrina Information Sources -- from the Louisiana State University, includes aerial photos. Click here for another guide to sites and information from the Middletown Thrall Library.
• Hurricane Katrina Recovery -- from FirstGov, includes pertinent government agencies and lots more!
• Hurricane Central-- weather.com
• In Depth: Hurricane Katrina -- from the BBC, includes an animated guide to why hurricanes are so deadly, as well as excellent coverage of events.
• IPL2 Hurricane Katrina -- a list of sources ranging from sanitation to animal rescue and lots more.
• National Hurricane Center -- from the National Weather Service, provides outlooks and preparedness info as well as an excellent FAQ
• New Orleans Population Maps
• Petroleum Reserves -- from the U.S. Dept. of Fossil Energy. Oil is a large issue in connection to Hurricane Katrina.
• U.S. Environmental Agency -- guidelines for clean-up.