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Please note: these pages are no longer being updated Brazoria CountyRecent news articles mentioning Brazoria County .KATC, ...hurricane is bearing down on the Texas coast ... risks of not leaving when another hurricane threatens and ... County Judge Robert Eckels and Brazoria County Judge John ... Bike tour to benefit museum 05 Oct 2005 Brazosport Facts (subscription), ...other fund-raiser was canceled due to the hurricane. ... was the first capital of the Republic of Texas. ... and was buried in Southern Brazoria County before being ... Residents not eligible for disaster aid Oct 4, 2005 Brazosport Facts (subscription), ...government added Brazoria County to the list of counties eligible for reimbursement of expenses incurred as Hurricane Rita approached the Texas coastline. ... Making the wheels turn Oct 2, 2005 Brazosport Facts (subscription), ...as to how to coordinate an evacuation using Brazoria County school buses. The problem was that Hurricane Rita had already zeroed in on the Texas coast before ... Snapper season could help fish houses Oct 4, 2005 Brazosport Facts (subscription), Brazoria County might attract an influx of boaters from ... Hurricane Rita left many fisheries without power, and ... Robinson, regional director for Texas Parks and ... Hurricane postpones Hall induction Oct 4, 2005 Brazosport Facts (subscription), 25, but news reports of the hurricane heading toward Brazoria County changed all that. ... Other than Texas, I think that’s the only place I’d live.�. ... Firefighters lend hand to East Texas Oct 2, 2005 Brazosport Facts (subscription), Less than a week after southern Brazoria County dodged Hurricane Rita, Lake ... and four from Angleton — helped relieve East Texas fire departments ... Brazoria County news briefs Sep 27, 2005 Brazosport Facts (subscription), The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is arranging transportation ... from area units ahead of Hurricane Rita back to Brazoria County, department spokesman ... Hurricanes blow in lots of good mail Oct 1, 2005 Houston Chronicle, ...south of Richmond-Rosenberg and near the Brazoria County line ... Now here's a story from Hurricane Carla, the big '61 ... As a rule, Texas coastal residents don't pay ... Though light, Rita toll hits county hard Oct 1, 2005 Brazosport Facts (subscription), A Texas Department of Public Safety report shows the Petries ... was one of at least 11 Brazoria County residents who died during the Hurricane Rita evacuation ... County emergency plan tested Sep 28, 2005 Bay City Daily Tribune, Though Hurricane Rita made a late turn to the north and missed Matagorda, Matagorda ... 21 for everyone south of Texas 35 (at the Brazoria County Line) to ... County identifies holes in plan Sep 27, 2005 Brazosport Facts (subscription), ANGLETON — Brazoria County officials say more routes and more shelters ... Hurricane Rita turned into more of a dry ... when future storms approach the Texas coast. ... Officials: Houston panic foiled evacuation Oct 1, 2005 Brazosport Facts (subscription), ...at the start of the 2005 hurricane season, Brazoria ... County and points north, but in Brazoria County as well. ... Mary Lenz, a spokeswoman at the Texas Division of ... Traffic task force overlooks coastal counties Oct 1, 2005 Brazosport Facts (subscription), ...doesn’t include anyone from Brazoria County, a county ... people that stands between any hurricane and Houston ... president at the University of Texas Medical Branch ... Rita’s impact on agriculture minimal Sep 27, 2005 Brazosport Facts (subscription), ...the farming sector came away from Hurricane Rita unscathed ... Farm Service Agency’s Brazoria County office ... Texas Department of Criminal Justice inmates rushed to ... UPDATE: Rita veering from Brazoria County Sep 22, 2005 Brazosport Facts (subscription), ANGLETON — Hurricane Rita was on a forecast track to spare Brazoria County the brunt of ... 4 storm’s first rain is expected to hit the Texas Coast. ... Districts want exemptions to make-up days Sep 27, 2005 Brazosport Facts (subscription), All but two Brazoria County school districts have decided to ... during the mandatory evacuation for Hurricane Rita ... The Texas Education Agency issued a revision to ... Updates for Oct. 1, 2005 Sep 30, 2005 Brazosport Facts (subscription), Andy Sansom, a Brazoria County native and former Texas Parks and ... He has returned to Texas State University as a ... 19, but was postponed because of Hurricane Rita ... Brazoria County relatively quiet Sep 25, 2005 Brazosport Facts (subscription), ANGLETON — Hurricane Rita was coming ashore in western ... as Category 3 storm, sparing Brazoria County the worst ... Rita was hammering southeast Texas and western ... Problems prepare region for next evacuation Sep 27, 2005 Brazosport Facts (subscription), At the time southern Brazoria County was ordered to get out, the extended track of Hurricane Rita would ... In spite of some errors, Texas came up with a plan. ... Hurricane Rita, Category 5 Storm, Weakens on Course for Texas Sep 22, 2005 Bloomberg ...shut a nuclear plant near Bay City, Texas, and one ... natural disaster in US history, a hurricane that killed ... are going on in neighboring Brazoria County and in ... Emergency centers go on high alert as Rita approaches Sep 19, 2005 Houston Chronicle, ...water and ice distribution if a hurricane hits the coast, while the Texas Department of ... spurred officials in coastal areas of Brazoria County to rejuvenate ... Hurricane news for specific towns in Texas Sep 24, 2005 Mongabay.com ...by the devastating toll that Hurricane Katrina inflicted ... locations in the Texas - Louisiana border ... Bellaire, Bolivar Peninsula, Brazoria County, Brooks County ... Area plants being fired up Sep 27, 2005 Brazosport Facts (subscription), ...flares could penetrate the skies over Brazoria County in the ... BASF and Dow Texas Operations shut down their facilities during the threat of Hurricane Rita last ... Rita Becomes Category 5 Hurricane on Path Across Gulf (Update3) Sep 21, 2005 Bloomberg ...somewhere in an area from near the Texas-Mexico border ... in Galveston County and five in Brazoria County have begun ... Rita and stay shut until the hurricane passes ... Hurricane Rita Strengthens in Gulf; May Rival Katrina (Update2) Sep 21, 2005 Bloomberg Neighboring Brazoria County plans evacuations beginning at the same times ... disaster in US history, a hurricane that killed ... Eland, a member of the Texas House of ... Rita Become Category 5 Hurricane on Path Across Gulf (Update1) Sep 21, 2005 Bloomberg Similar evacuations are going on in neighboring Brazoria County. ... ``Let's hope that the hurricane does not ... Bush is scheduled to make stops in Texas and Arkansas ... Parts of Houston join evacuation Sep 22, 2005 Houston Chronicle, ...had ridden out earlier storms, but not Hurricane Rita ... today were 70 prisoners from the Texas Department of ... a line from Highway 35 at the Brazoria County line to ... Hurricane Rita Strengthens; May Rival Katrina's Power (Update1) Sep 20, 2005 Bloomberg ...state of emergency in preparation for Hurricane Rita ... Eland, a member of the Texas House of ... Neighboring Brazoria County plans to begin mandatory evacuations at 6 ... Hurricane Rita Strengthens, Heading to Gulf of Mexico (Update4) Sep 20, 2005 Bloomberg ...urging all residents from south Texas to Louisiana ... in US history, a hurricane that killed ... Neighboring Brazoria County plans to begin mandatory evacuations at 6 ... Hurricane Rita Becomes Category 4 Storm Over Gulf (Update1) Sep 21, 2005 Bloomberg ...progress to open shelters in the Texas cities of ... Neighboring Brazoria County plans evacuations beginning at the same ... the state in anticipation of Hurricane Rita ... Throngs make stop-and-go exodus; stores emptied of plywood, water ... Sep 21, 2005 Houston Chronicle, Texas Homeland Security Director Steve McGraw said shelters ... themselves for the second major hurricane to strike ... In the Brazoria County town of Surfside Village ... Waiting and watching Sep 23, 2005 Brazosport Facts (subscription), ...its tortuous approach to the Texas coast. Hurricane forecasters were confident the storm would continue ... Rita appears poised to spare Brazoria County the worst ... Category 4 Rita appears to be heading for Beaumont, Texas Sep 22, 2005 Biloxi Sun Herald, ...predicted aim shifted eastward toward Beaumont, Texas, Thursday, perhaps ... If the hurricane comes in ... Brazoria County Judge John Willy complained that Houston and ... Texas Evacuating Some Gulf Coast Hospitals for Rita (Update3) Sep 21, 2005 Bloomberg ...least two Gulf Coast counties of Texas are starting ... prepare for the possible arrival of Hurricane Rita. ... Galveston County and five in Brazoria County have begun ... Galveston Begins Evacuating Ahead Of Rita Sep 21, 2005 Click 2 Houston.com, A voluntary evacuation has been issued for residents in southern Brazoria County. ... The last major hurricane to strike Texas was Alicia in 1983, which flooded ... Mandatory evacuations start today Sep 20, 2005 Brazosport Facts (subscription), ANGLETON — Texas’ first mandatory hurricane evacuation goes into effect at ... out of the path of Hurricane Rita ... Brazoria County Judge John Willy called for the ... NEW: Officials order evacuation Sep 21, 2005 Bay City Daily Tribune, A 10 am, a conference call indicated that Hurricane Rita is projected to ... today for everyone south of a line from Texas 35 (at the Brazoria County line) to ... Hurricane downgraded, evacuations chaotic Sep 22, 2005 Brazosport Facts (subscription), ANGLETON — The entire Texas coastline was under a ... weakened but still devastating Hurricane Rita continued ... High Island, which would put Brazoria County on the ... Louisiana struggles while Texas moves on Sep 25, 2005 Austin American-Statesman (subscription), ...the top elected official in Brazoria County, took umbrage ... north-central Mississippi when a hurricane-spawned tornado ... a mobile home and an East Texas man struck ... Rita surging toward coast Sep 21, 2005 Brazosport Facts (subscription), ANGLETON — Hurricane Rita became a Category 4 storm Wednesday ... toward the upper to middle Texas coast, with ... turn would be a direct hit on Brazoria County. ... Hurricane Rita Strengthens in Gulf; May Rival Katrina (Update1) Sep 21, 2005 Bloomberg ...disaster in US history, a hurricane that killed ... Craig Eland, a member of the Texas House of ... Neighboring Brazoria County plans to begin mandatory evacuations at ... Clean Up Begins Along Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Sep 25, 2005 KWTX, ...return plan and suggests other Brazoria County residents do ... hot line to help relatives of Hurricane Rita victims ... Health Services says people in Texas can call ... Local officials ask residents to use common sense in preparation ... Sep 21, 2005 Brenham Banner Press, As a Category 4 hurricane, winds from Rita ... of Transportation, under orders from the Texas Department of ... route for residents living in Brazoria County and that ... Rita's aftermath more than a tale of two states Sep 26, 2005 Oxford Press, Willy, the top elected official in Brazoria County, took umbrage ... when a tornado spawned by the hurricane overturned a mobile home and an East Texas man struck ... Snarled highways leave Houston-area residents with nowhere to go Sep 22, 2005 Monterey County Herald, Evacuating Galveston, Brazoria County and low ... When a hurricane hits, "being on a highway is a ... Residents of Texas City and surrounding areas southeast of Baytown ... Snarled highways leave Houston-area residents with nowhere to go Sep 22, 2005 Monterey County Herald, ..._Evacuating Galveston, Brazoria County and low-lying parts of Houston ... When a hurricane hits, "being on a highway ... Residents of Texas City and surrounding areas ... Evacuation route leads west Sep 21, 2005 Bay City Daily Tribune, ...if the county is evacuated due to Hurricane Rita. ... will be running into traffic from Brazoria County evacuations,� said ... route for the county is Texas 60 north ... Hurricane Rita Strengthens, Heading to Gulf of Mexico Sep 20, 2005 Deseret News, Neighboring Brazoria County plans to begin mandatory evacuations at 6 ... moving more than 7,000 Hurricane Katrina victims staying in coastal Texas communities to ... Storm damage, electrical outages take the sweet out of homecoming Sep 26, 2005 Houston Chronicle, Rita cut a wide swath across Texas, and the ... she was thrown from her car while fleeing the hurricane. Brazoria County Judge John Willy had been critical of the ... Golf Fest set for weekend Sep 27, 2005 Brazosport Facts (subscription), ...the case with most activities recently, Hurricane Rita had ... coming in from Dallas, Central Texas and even ... Bietz said it also gives Brazoria County a showcase ... Brenham extends hand to evacuees Sep 25, 2005 Brazosport Facts (subscription), ...closer to the Gulf Coast, Texas communities further ... as the evacuee hub after Hurricane Katrina ... in evacuation plans presented by Brazoria County Sheriff Charles ... Nursing home evacuations run into snag Sep 22, 2005 Dallas Morning News (subscription), ...of New Orleans nursing homes after Hurricane Katrina, the ... housing the vulnerable along the Texas Gulf Coast ... Brazoria County officials said they put out a call ... Texas evacuation stymied by snarled traffic Sep 23, 2005 Myrtle Beach Sun News, ...metroplex and getting clear of Hurricane Rita simply was ... Evacuating Galveston, Brazoria County and low-lying parts of ... Janelle Gbur of the Texas Department of ... Rita Heads Towards Texas, Forcing a Million to Flee (Update2) Sep 22, 2005 Bloomberg Similar evacuations are going on in neighboring Brazoria County and in ... receive as many as 5 inches, the hurricane center said ... Rita was going to Texas and still ... Carla, a Category 5, devastated coast in '61 Sep 21, 2005 Beaumont Enterprise, ...from their home in Clute, in Brazoria County, ahead of ... On Tuesday, Hurricane Rita was following much the ... Carla Prater, associate director of Texas A&M's Hazard ... Rita Heads Toward Texas, Forcing More Than a Million to Flee Sep 22, 2005 Bloomberg ...disaster in US history, a hurricane that killed ... city to speed up evacuations, Texas Transportation Department ... going on in neighboring Brazoria County and in ... Area industry battens down for Rita Sep 20, 2005 Brazosport Facts (subscription), Brazoria County industry officials were moving Tuesday to protect life and property as Hurricane Rita set its sights on the Texas coast. ... Next time, some won't be as quick to go Sep 26, 2005 Brazosport Facts (subscription), If another vicious hurricane threatened the Texas coast, Daughrity ... Many Brazoria County residents left the coastal area by Thursday evening, but the ... Gulf Coast residents begin trek northward Sep 22, 2005 Bryan College Station Eagle, But as Hurricane Rita continued to strengthen, Sante said it ... dozen people had registered at the Texas 6 checkpoint ... in a flood zone in Brazoria County, and that ... all roads lead to frustration Sep 22, 2005 Houston Chronicle, ...faced with back-to-back weather emergencies in Texas. ... from the evacuation ahead of Hurricane Rita. ... But Brazoria County Judge John Willy criticized other local ... Rita strains assisted-living residents, staff Sep 29, 2005 Brazosport Facts (subscription), ...after evacuating from two Southern Brazoria County assisted-living ... a spokesman for the Texas Department for ... stretched thin because of Hurricane Katrina and ... Beaumont residents assess hit from Rita Sep 27, 2005 Brazosport Facts (subscription), BEAUMONT — As Brazoria County residents resumed their normal lives ... for survival in the swath Hurricane Rita cut ... Beaumont from points all over Texas as soon ... Hotel space scarce for evacuees Sep 20, 2005 Brazosport Facts (subscription), ANGLETON — Brazoria County residents leaving for Brenham and the Bryan ... College Station area to escape Hurricane Rita shouldn ... in Brenham and a Texas A&M game in ... Will Hurricane Rita Be Racist? Sep 21, 2005 Pardon My English, ...white areas, like Galveston County and Brazoria County, is this ... had the power to create Hurricane Rita, which ... due to hit predominately white counties in Texas. ... Bus blaze kills 24 elderly evacuees Sep 23, 2005 Australian, BUS carrying elderly evacuees from Hurricane Rita burst into flames on a Texas highway last ... Evacuating Galveston, Brazoria County and low-lying parts of ... Hospitals, nursing homes prepare for storm Sep 20, 2005 Brazosport Facts (subscription), ...find facilities to place their patients and residents while Hurricane Rita gained strength as it neared the Texas Gulf Coast. Brazoria County officials called ... Mayor: Evacuation A Success, But Needs Improvement Sep 26, 2005 Click 2 Houston.com, ...flickered back to life after Hurricane Rita: Airports ... veering east toward the Louisiana-Texas state line ... the top elected official in Brazoria County, along the ... Hurricane Rita Becomes Category 4, Heads for Texas, Louisiana Sep 21, 2005 Bloomberg ...from just south of the Texas-Mexico border ... disaster in US history -- a hurricane that killed ... Similar evacuations are going on in neighboring Brazoria County. ... EVACUEES IN DALLAS: Broke and homesick Sep 26, 2005 Beaumont Enterprise, ...other immediate financial assistance that Hurricane Katrina victims ... open up closer to home in Brazoria County. ... Metzger, director of the Texas Public Interest ... Hospitals shut, or will be soon Sep 21, 2005 Brazosport Facts (subscription), As Hurricane Rita barreled toward the Texas Gulf Coast packing winds at an estimated 135 mph, one Brazoria County hospital closed Wednesday morning, another ... Highways ready for coastal evacuees Sep 20, 2005 Houston Chronicle, As Hurricane Rita entered the Gulf of Mexico ... Texas 146, which parallels the bay, still has ... emergency management coordinator for Brazoria County, said evacuees ... Texas bracing for Hurricane Rita Sep 21, 2005 Austin American-Statesman (subscription), Tuesday night, the National Hurricane Center shifted ... Texas Department of Criminal Justice officials planned ... prisons in low-lying Brazoria County, southwest of ... Emergency crews work to clear out stragglers Sep 25, 2005 Brazosport Facts (subscription), ...deserted village of Surfside Beach as Hurricane Rita prepared ... make landfall along the upper east Texas coast ... As Rita edged away from Brazoria County late Friday ... Rita bearing in on Texas Sep 21, 2005 Austin American-Statesman (subscription), ...evacuated to Houston in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina ... such as La Porte, Kemah and Texas City, just ... the Houston Ship Channel west to Brazoria County are to ... Rita bearing in on Texas Sep 22, 2005 Oxford Press, ...to Houston in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. ... to include cities such as Kemah and Texas City, just ... the Houston Ship Channel west to Brazoria County are to ... Rita forces increase in fuel prices Sep 29, 2005 Brazosport Facts (subscription), ...of selected gas stations across Brazoria County on Thursday ... Hurricane Rita’s most serious impact on gas ... Prices on Texas’ spot market are hovering around $3 ... Recovery operation begins in aftermath of Hurricane Rita Sep 25, 2005 The Herald, ...to evacuees, and Rick Perry, Texas governor, urged ... the top elected official in Brazoria County, south-west ... trees, sparked fires across the hurricane zone and ... Still a mess in Texas Sep 26, 2005 Newsday, ...the top elected official in Brazoria County southwest of ... With this in mind, Texas Homeland Security Director ... In any other hurricane season, Rita might have ... Hurricane Rita expected to grow Sep 20, 2005 Brazosport Facts (subscription), ...afternoon, forecasters predicted the hurricane’s eye would make landfall from the mid- to upper-Texas coast, with a direct hit on Brazoria County being a ... Hurricane Rita Evacuees Head Home; Relief Efforts in Full Force Sep 26, 2005 ChristianToday, ...to resume their search for victims of Hurricane Rita in ... back into southeast Texas today,� said Texas Gov ... the top elected official in Brazoria County, said in ... Problems slow exodus from Houston Sep 22, 2005 Pioneer Press, Evacuating Galveston, Brazoria County and low ... while still hosting Louisiana evacuees from Hurricane Katrina. In North Texas, a steady stream of weary travelers ... Rita's no Katrina Sep 25, 2005 commercialappeal.com (subscription), ...when a tornado spawned by the hurricane overturned a mobile home and an east Texas man struck by a ... the top elected official in Brazoria County, southwest of ... cars packed, evacuees hurry up and wait Sep 22, 2005 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Evacuating Galveston, Brazoria County and low ... the northbound lanes of one bridge on Texas Highway 146 ... efforts to brace for a horrific hurricane while still ... Towns: 'We got smashed' Sep 25, 2005 St. Petersburg Times, ...reminded Gulf Coast residents of a hurricane's terrible potential ... Just across the state line, Texas Gov ... the top elected official in Brazoria County, southwest of ... Tanker trucks full of gasoline head for freeways Sep 23, 2005 Houston Chronicle, ...escape the wrath of the hurricane have gathered ... Meanwhile, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said his ... in Matagorda County or at Freeport in Brazoria County. ... Surfside project receives permit Sep 27, 2005 Brazosport Facts (subscription), The Texas General Land Office also issued emergency rules for the Brazoria County coast in response to Hurricane Rita’s damage Tuesday, allowing beachside ... Coastal towns suffer damage, but Rita proves to be no Katrina Sep 25, 2005 Monterey County Herald, ...made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane early Saturday ... from boats up and down the Texas and Louisiana ... the top elected official in Brazoria County, southwest of ... As un-exodus continues, Houston comes back to life Sep 25, 2005 Denton Record Chronicle (subscription), Isam Dimassi defined Houston's post-Hurricane Rita reawakening ... east toward the Louisiana-Texas state line ... the top elected official in Brazoria County, along the ... Texas-size traffic Sep 22, 2005 commercialappeal.com (subscription), Evacuating Galveston, Brazoria County and low-lying parts of ... Texas officials didn't swiftly convert lightly ... officials said their hurricane evacuation plans had ... Picking up the pieces Sep 25, 2005 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, ...catastrophic impact last month of Hurricane Katrina, which ... Texas officials added their voices to the ... the top elected official in Brazoria County, southwest of ... Dry pumps, gridlock hamper evacuations Sep 25, 2005 Brazosport Facts (subscription), ...stores, were closed Friday as Hurricane Rita prepared to ... Seven buses carrying about 120 Brazoria County residents were ... Entering Texas at 7 am Thursday, Efrain ... Some Louisiana Areas Under 15 Feet Of Water Sep 26, 2005 Free Internet Press, Reserve to fill shortages caused by hurricane damage to ... t come back into southeast Texas today," said ... The top elected official in Brazoria County rejected that ... Merck readies for round two in Vioxx war Sep 12, 2005 The Trentonian, In the Brazoria County, Texas trial Ernst vs. ... Though this may change due to the aftermath the city suffered from Hurricane Katrina. ... American Red Cross -- (800) HELP-NOW Feed the Children -- (800) 525-7575 Salvation Army -- (800) SAL-ARMY Habitat for Humanity -- (800) HABITAT The United Way -- (800) 272-4630 Humane Society of America -- (888) 259-5431 ASPCA -- (866) 275-3923 Oxfam America -- (800) 77OXFAM More hurricane coverage
A Category 4 hurricane could cause a storm surge of as much as 25 feet in Tampa Bay, according to a University of Central Florida researcher who is looking at the risks Florida cities face from tidal surges and flooding. Number of Category 4 and 5 hurricanes has nearly doubled over past 35 years September 16, 2005 The number of Category 4 and 5 hurricanes worldwide has nearly doubled over the past 35 years, even though the total number of hurricanes has dropped since the 1990s, according to a study by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The shift occurred as global sea surface temperatures have increased over the same period. The research appears in the September 16 issue of Science. Hurricane Katrina to cost Louisiana fisheries $1.1 billion September 13, 2005 The Louisiana Department and Wildlife and Fisheries' preliminary estimates indicate a potential $1.1 billion loss in retail fisheries revenue over the next year and an additional $150 million loss in oyster revenue in the second year due to Hurricane Katrina damage. Hurricane could hit San Diego September 8, 2005 San Diego has been hit by hurricanes in the past and may be affected by such storms in the future according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). While a hurricane in San Diego would likely produce significantly less damage that Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, it could still exact a high cost to Southern California especially if the region was caught off guard. Personal account of hurricane destruction along Mississippi Gulf Coast September 6, 2005 The following is an eyewitness account of hurricane destruction along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Included is information on plans to provide pro bono services from out of state lawyers to the storm victims, many of whom will need assistance in dealing with insurance companies, relief bureaucracies, and possibly personal or small business bankruptcies in the aftermath of the storm. New Orleans Aquarium, Zoo update Surviving animals from the New Orleans will find new homes according to aquarium spokeswoman Melissa Lee. Despite escaping Hurricane Katrina with little physical damage, the Aquarium of the Americas in New Orleans suffered significant loss of animal life when the facility's emergency generator failed and made conditions unlivable for most its animals. Hurricanes getting stronger due to global warming says study August 29, 2005 Late last month an atmospheric scientist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology released a study in Nature that found hurricanes have grown significantly more powerful and destructive over the past three decades. Kerry Emanuel, the author of the study, warns that since hurricanes depend on warm water to form and build, global climate change might increase the effect of hurricanes still further in coming years. Environmental problems worsened Hurricane Katrina's impact August 31, 2005 The loss of coastal marshlands that buffer New Orleans from flooding and storm surges may have worsened the impact of Hurricane Katrina. In the past, the region's wetlands have served as a natural buffer that slows hurricanes down as they come in from the Gulf of Mexico and helps protect New Orleans from storms. But all this has changed. Aerial photos of Hurricane Katrina destruction: NOAA posted online more than 1450 aerial images of the U.S. Gulf Coast areas that were decimated by Hurricane Katrina. |
Hurricane Index OTHER CITIES and COUNTIES LOUISIANA Abbeville Acadia Parish Alexandria Allen Parish Ascension Parish Assumption Parish Avoyelles Parish Baton Rouge Beauregard Parish Bienville Parish Black Lake Bossier City Bossier Parish Caddo Parish Calcasieu Parish Caldwell Parish Cameron Cameron Parish Catahoula Parish Chalmette Claiborne Parish Concordia Parish Covington Creole East Baton Rouge Parish East Carroll Parish East Feliciana Parish Erath Evangeline Parish Five Lakes Folsom Franklin Parish Grant Parish Gueydan Hahnville Harvey Holly Beach Houma Iberia Parish Iberville Parish Intracoastal Waterway Jackson Jackson Parish Jefferson Davis Parish Jefferson Parish Kaplan Kenner Lafayette Lafayette Parish Lafourche Parish Lake Charles Laplace Lincoln Parish Livingston Parish Madison Parish Madisonville Mandeville Marrero Metairie Monroe Morehouse Parish Natchitoches Parish New Iberia New Orleans Orleans Parish Ouachita Parish Plaquemines Parish Pointe Coupee Parish Rapides Parish Red River Parish Richland Parish Sabine Parish Shreveport Slidell St. Bernard Parish St. Charles Parish St. Helena Parish St. James Parish St. John the Baptist Parish St. Landry Parish St. Martin Parish St. Mary Parish St. Tammany Parish Tangipahoa Parish Tensas Parish Terrebonne Parish Terrytown Union Parish Vermilion Bay Vermilion Parish Vernon Parish Washington Parish Webster Parish West Baton Rouge Parish West Carroll Parish West Feliciana Parish Winn Parish MISSISSIPPI Adams County Alcorn County Amite County Attala County Batesville Bay St. Louis Benton County Biloxi Bolivar County Brandon Brookhaven Calhoun County Canton Carroll County Centreville Chickasaw County Choctaw County Claiborne County Clarke County Clarksdale Clay County Cleveland Clinton Coahoma County Columbus Copiah County Corinth Covington County D'Iberville Florence Flowood Forrest County Franklin County Gautier George County Greene County Greenville Greenwood Grenada Gulfport Hancock County Harrison County Hattiesburg Hernando Hinds County Holly Springs Holmes County Humphreys County Issaquena County Itawamba County Itta Bena Jackson Jackson County Jasper County Jefferson County Jefferson Davis County Jones County Kemper County Kosciusko Lafayette County Lamar County Lauderdale County Laurel Lawrence County Leake County Lee County Leflore County Lincoln County Lowndes County Madison Madison County Marion County Marshall County McComb Meridian Monroe County Montgomery County Moss Point Natchez Neshoba County Newton County Noxubee County Ocean Springs Oktibbeha County Oxford Pascagoula Pearl Pearl River County Perry County Petal Picayune Pike County Pontotoc Pontotoc County Poplarville Port Gibson Prentiss County Quitman County Rankin County Richland Ridgeland Scott County Simpson County Smith County Southaven Starkville Stone County Sunflower County Tallahatchie County Tate County Tippah County Tishomingo County Tunica County Tupelo Union County Vancleave Vicksburg Walthall County Warren County Washington County Waveland Wayne County Waynesboro Webster County West Point Wilkinson County Winona Winston County Woodville Yazoo City Yazoo County TEXAS Alta Loma Alvin Anahuac Aransas County Astrodome Astroworld Barrett Bayou Baytown Bellaire Bolivar Peninsula Brazoria County Brooks County Calhoun County Cameron County Caplen Chambers County Channelview Crosby Dayton Deer Park Eastgate El Lago Fondren Fort Bend County Friendswood Galena Park Galveston County Goliad County Hardin County Harris County High Island Highlands Hitchcock Houston Humble Intracoastal Waterway Jacinto City Jackson County Jasper County Jefferson County Kenedy County Kingwood Kleberg County La Porte Liberty County Lomax Matagorda County Morgans Point Nassau Bay Newton County Nueces County Orange County Pasadena Pearland Polk County Refugio County Sabine County San Patricio County Sandy Point Saratoga Seabrook Sheldon South Houston Sylvan Beach Taylor Lake Village Texas City Tod Trinity Bay Tyler County Victoria County Waller County Webster Willacy County Winfree |
