Hurricane Katrina

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Hurricane Katrina deceased victims

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Hurricane Katrina made landfall near New Orleans on August 29, 2005, but still today we do not know the true death toll. Just how many people lost their lives as a result of that tragic event?

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Katrinalist

News items

Dennis E. Hayes, Mapper of the World’s Ocean Beds

August 11, 2015

Dennis E. Hayes was a marine geophysicist who advanced mapping of the world’s ocean floors over five decades at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. He died Aug. 6 at the age of 86.
The Disaster Profiteers

August 10, 2015

In his new book The Disaster Profiteers, Lamont-Doherty professor John Mutter argues that natural disasters can devastate the poor – while the rich may profit.

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The Katrina Disaster

A Poor World Tragedy in a Rich Country