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Finding strength and Friendship House Sep 25, 2005
Lincoln Journal Star, May 26, she left her northeastern Nebraska community and ... “Hurricane relief is important and people are in crisis ... beds in Friendship Home’s two shelters open ...

Texas Officials Say Nebraska Won't Get Evacuees Sep 20, 2005
Omaha Channel.com, That will probably be welcome news to Nebraska officials, who said they hadn't ... About 16,000 Hurricane Katrina evacuees had been staying in Texas shelters.

County May Get More Hurricane Evacuees Soon Sep 21, 2005
Greeneville Sun, Hurricane Rita evacuees “might go to shelters first and ... than 2,000 in the days after Hurricane Katrina, the ... About 250 evacuees were being moved to Nebraska. ...

Hurricane Rita Strengthens in Gulf; May Rival Katrina (Update2) Sep 21, 2005
Bloomberg ...are helping transport more than 7,000 Hurricane Katrina victims ... Arkansas, 3,000 to Tennessee and 250 to Nebraska. ... open public and special needs shelters in San ...

Texas Braces for the Worst as Hurricane Rita Gathers Fury Sep 21, 2005
Arab News, Public shelters there had just filled three weeks ago ... sending the still dazed survivors of Hurricane Katrina to ... go to Tennessee, and 1,000 may go to Nebraska. ...

Hurricane Rita Becomes Category 4 Storm Over Gulf (Update1) Sep 21, 2005
Bloomberg ...to central Louisiana, according to the hurricane center's five ... Arkansas, 3,000 to Tennessee and 250 to Nebraska. ... are also in progress to open shelters in the ...

Gulf Coast Prepares For Hurricane Rita Sep 20, 2005
KLTV, ...some to Arkansas, some to Tennessee, some to Nebraska. ... ve seen the tragic effects of the deadly hurricane in recent ... They'll be heading to shelters in Huntsville ...

Texas prepares as Hurricane Rita looms Sep 21, 2005
Fort Worth Star Telegram, ...were to be evacuated by bus before dawn to shelters about 100 ... famous for its nonchalance in the face of hurricane threats ... One thousand may be going to Nebraska. ...

Nebraska won't be getting evacuees any time soon Sep 7, 2005
Lincoln Journal Star, Other possible shelters can be identified, but it ... Mississippi and Alabama because of Hurricane Katrina already ... While Nebraska continues to await official word ...

Rita gathers power in gulf Sep 21, 2005
Kansas City Star, 1,000 tired and angry evacuees of Hurricane Katrina — many ... tickets to Arkansas, where more shelters had been ... Tennessee, and 1,000 may be going to Nebraska. ...

Louisiana evacuees leave shelters ahead of new storm Sep 21, 2005
Toronto Sun, ...the shelters might not hold up in a major hurricane. ... to move Louisiana evacuees out of shelters in Corpus ... for Arkansas, 3,000 to Tennessee and 250 to Nebraska.

New hurricane displacing refugees; Tennessee may take in 3,000 Sep 20, 2005
WKRN, ...away from coastal areas due to the threat of Hurricane Rita ... The evacuees will be sent to shelters across the state ... About 250 evacuees will be moved to Nebraska.

Rita Upgraded To A Category 3 Hurricane Sep 21, 2005
WTKR Your NewsChannel 3, ...moved to Tennessee, and 250 will be moved to Nebraska. ... eye of the storm, the season's fifth major hurricane. ... Bush, about 1,300 people are in shelters in Miami ...

Nebraska Will Not See Evacuees Any Time Soon Sep 7, 2005
Yankton Daily Press, Both of those shelters -- the two primary ones prepared in Nebraska for hurricane evacuees -- should keep everything ready for the next week or two as the ...

On Move Again, Katrina Evacuees Flee Rita Sep 20, 2005
Newsday, ...shelters might not hold up in a major hurricane. ... to move Louisiana evacuees out of shelters in Corpus ... Arkansas, with 3,000 to Tennessee and 250 to Nebraska. ...

Rita could force evacuees to move again Sep 21, 2005
Shreveport Times, Katrina evacuees staying in Texas shelters near the ... Arkansas and possibly Tennessee and Nebraska, said William ... to come to Shreveport as Hurricane Rita gains in ...

South awaits Rita's move Sep 21, 2005
The Daily Advertiser, ...then receiving a briefing on Hurricane Rita in ... Katrina evacuees staying in Texas shelters near the ... Arkansas and possibly Tennessee and Nebraska, said William ...

3,000 evacuees may flee to Tennessee from Texas to escape new ... Sep 21, 2005
The Tennessean, They are heading north trying to escape Hurricane Rita, which is ... We have shelters on standby ... to Fort Chafee, Ark., and an additional 250 to Nebraska, Craine said ...

Storm expected to hit Galveston Sep 20, 2005
Daily Texan, ...to Tennessee and 250 to Nebraska, according to ... 1,123 evacuees remained in the Houston shelters. ... long before the possibility of encountering another hurricane. ...

Coast prepares for the worst Sep 22, 2005
Houston Chronicle, ...thousands of Louisiana evacuees from Hurricane Katrina were ... Ark., 3,000 for Tennessee and 250 for Nebraska. ... disabled Texans to special-needs shelters in Waco ...

Bell County prepares for effects of Rita Sep 20, 2005
KCEN-TV, ...new sites to be used as temporary shelters, but there ... for not only the onset of the hurricane, but for ... be transported to states as far away as Nebraska to make ...

Smyrna takes in Katrina evacuees Sep 21, 2005
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription), ...from Beaumont, Texas, in advance of Hurricane Rita, which ... evacuees in eight Red Cross shelters, McLaughlin said ... About 250 evacuees were being moved to Nebraska.

As Rita Gains Strength, La. Gov. Declares Emergency Sep 20, 2005
NBC5.com, ...coastal areas due to the threat of Hurricane Rita ... and about 250 evacuees will be moved to Nebraska. ... city hopes to have its two largest shelters completely empty ...

Nebraska Welcomes Second Planeload of Hurricane Katrina Evacuees Sep 13, 2005
Southwest Nebraska News, Omaha, Neb.) Nebraska welcomed 107 additional Hurricane Katrina evacuees ... survivors as the city and private relief agencies seek longer-term housing for them ...

Katrina refugees in TX being relocated Sep 20, 2005
KATC, ...areas due to the threat of Hurricane Rita ... moved today -- ending up in Arkansas, Tennessee, Nebraska and New ... to move Louisiana evacuees out of shelters in Corpus ...

Hurricane evacuees consider their options from hotels Sep 14, 2005
Sioux City Journal, ...area have come to Nebraska since Hurricane Katrina hit ... up staying and working in Nebraska, Triebsch said. ... are now scattered among different shelters across the ...

A&M Galveston Evacuates Sep 20, 2005
KWTX, ...are proceeding to open public shelters in San ... are being moved to Arkansas, Tennessee and Nebraska. ... the 105th anniversary of the powerful hurricane that swamped ...

Evacuees Consider Their Options From Hotels Sep 14, 2005
Yankton Daily Press, ...people from the storm-ravaged area have come to Nebraska since Hurricane Katrina hit ... The shelters in Omaha and Lincoln are now closed, and the Federal ...

Think About It 9/21/05 Sep 20, 2005
Minnesota Women's Press, Both Nebraska and Texas had more companies on the ... 20 domestic violence programs and shelters throughout Louisiana. ... closed or destroyed in the hurricane and its ...

ASUN meeting focuses on UNL Master Plan Sep 21, 2005
Daily Nebraskan, ...includes space for expanding family housing, the UNMC College of Dentistry and the Nebraska Center for ... and blue wristbands for the Hurricane Katrina relief ...

Base shelters planes from Ophelia Sep 12, 2005
Dayton Daily News (subscription), ...been supporting a range of relief efforts for areas affected by Hurricane Katrina ... left Monday to return to its home field, Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska. ...

First Katrina, Now Rita Sep 20, 2005
KTRE, ...are being flown to places like Arkansas, Tennessee and Nebraska to make room for Hurricane Rita evacuees. ... Plans are in motion to open shelters in Texas ...

Rita gaining strength in the Gulf Sep 20, 2005
Quad City Times, Emergency workers began plans to open shelters in central Texas ... where neck-high floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina have ... One thousand may be going to Nebraska. ...

NE search team sent south to locate hurricane victims Sep 12, 2005
Daily Nebraskan, ...because they all were pushed north by the hurricane. ... rubble consisting of wood, timber and housing debris. ... Leo Benes, a safety officer with Nebraska Task Force ...

110,000 La. residents still in shelters Sep 15, 2005
KATC, ...forced from their homes by Hurricane Katrina, are ... at least 25 states have opened shelters for Louisiana ... far away as Utah, West Virginia, Nebraska and Wisconsin ...

Former Lex resident returns after Hurricane Katrina Sep 14, 2005
Lexington Clipper Herald, Monday, meanwhile, a smiling and tearful Leman became the first hurricane victim in Nebraska to receive government subsidized housing from the United States ...

An alphabetical listing of state efforts to assist victims after ... Sep 12, 2005
KATC, ...thousand, 245 people displaced by the hurricane are in ... family or friends or responding to Nebraska college. ... two-thousand, 62 evacuees are in shelters and other ...

Coldwell Banker(R) 2005 Home Price Comparison Index Reveals $1.7 ... Sep 22, 2005
PR Newswire (press release), ...about the affordability of housing from one ... in the Gulf Coast from Hurricane Katrina, statistics ... 281,350 Billings $142,500 $ 138,850 NEBRASKA Kearney $ 200,375 ...

Working class exodus feared in New Orleans Sep 18, 2005
Boston Globe, ...is seeking to move evacuees from shelters to more ... New Orleans port will bounce back from Hurricane Katrina ... economics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, said ...

Hurricane Katrina victim now a freshman at CSC Sep 13, 2005
Chadron Record, ...left its trail of destruction, the Nebraska State College System issued a statement that it would give free housing to any students affected by the hurricane. ...

After Katrina, nation can't ignore poverty Sep 17, 2005
Lincoln Journal Star, Hurricane Katrina put American poverty in an international ... Nebraska ranks 33rd in the number of people ... of the city consisted largely of subsidized housing. ...

Breakdowns Marked Path From Hurricane to Anarchy Sep 11, 2005
Sarasota Herald-Tribune, ...days before they found enough to empty the shelters. ... was the Republican lieutenant governor of Nebraska before he ... the prospect of a major hurricane hitting New ...

Ag Department is providing resources to help hurricane victims Sep 15, 2005
Grand Island Independent, Development, they have identified about 30,000 housing units that ... Heineman for the state of Nebraska's efforts in helping the victims of Hurricane Katrina. ...

Highlights From MMWR: Vaccination Guidelines for Hurricane Katrina ... Sep 16, 2005
Medscape (subscription) ...issued by the CDC for Hurricane Katrina evacuees. ... persons, especially those staying in evacuation shelters. ... in residents of California, Nebraska, and Texas (n ...

Tyson to Offer Hurricane Survivors Jobs, Relocation Assistance Sep 14, 2005
Finanzen.net, ...in 23 states, including Kansas and Nebraska, as well ... who have suffered through the Hurricane Katrina disaster ... to the job location as well as temporary housing. ...

After Katrina, nation cannot ignore poverty Sep 18, 2005
Lincoln Journal Star, Nebraska ranks 33rd in the number of people below the ... A better policy is to scatter subsidized housing across a ... especially at a time when Hurricane Katrina has ...

Flooding biggest natural threat to Lincoln Sep 18, 2005
Lincoln Journal Star, ...of major US disasters, like Hurricane Katrina, said ... Berndt, assistant director of the Nebraska Emergency Management ... Evacuation routes and shelters in and out ...

Local briefs Sep 15, 2005
Grand Island Independent, 5530 or stop by the County Housing Authority office ... donations for disaster relief for Hurricane Katrina. ... Bosselman family of Companies in Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa ...

Rita grinds past Keys, enters Gulf Sep 21, 2005
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Emergency workers began plans to open shelters in central ... Orleans, where neck-high floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina have ... One thousand might go to Nebraska. ...

Two men posing as evacuees had felony arrest warrants Sep 16, 2005
Sioux City Journal, AP) -- Two men were caught posing as Hurricane Katrina victims ... 166 evacuees who were flown to Nebraska had any ... be housed in close quarters in shelters initially ...

Civic Officially Closed As Temporary Shelter Sep 13, 2005
Omaha Channel.com, All 166 evacuees from Hurricane Katrina who were staying ... The Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging moved its registered nurses to each of the hotels housing evacuees ...

Ralston locals throw in their two cents, and more Sep 14, 2005
Bellevue Leader, Trinity United Methodist Church, Hurricane Katrina struck ... Skinner, the Nebraska Volunteer-in--Mission coordinator ... individuals to Omaha, housing , mentoring and ...

Lincoln Welcomes Gulf Coast Evacuees Sep 18, 2005
Yankton Daily Press, ...then to see whether some of the hurricane victims would be willing to try Nebraska. ... temporary shelter until evacuees can move to more permanent housing. ...

Evacuees in Lincoln: Some voices Sep 19, 2005
Lincoln Journal Star, ...the people inside walked into the Nebraska sunshine, greeted ... The first of the Hurricane Katrina evacuees arrived ... are working together to find housing and jobs ...

Nebraska Prepares for Possibility of Relocating Southern Evacuees Sep 5, 2005
Southwest Nebraska News, ...strains on storm-neighboring states by having others receive evacuees from crowded and overburdened shelters. ... The Hurricane aid box on the Nebraska Web site ...

Nebraska colleges open doors to students affected by Katrina Sep 1, 2005
Sioux City Journal, Orleans college students affected by Hurricane Katrina. The University of Nebraska is offering in-state tuition and extra help with registration and housing. ...

Katrina evacuees recuperate, plan next steps Sep 11, 2005
Sioux City Journal, ...on Sunday, West was glad she came to Nebraska. ... to Omaha a day earlier from the hurricane-ravaged city ... various agencies, such as the Omaha Housing Authority, by ...

Katrina's ruin may send Sugar Bowl to Georgia Sep 20, 2005
Arizona Republic, But Hurricane Katrina is threatening to knock it out ... "The issues that surround housing, transportation and ... 2. Half the victories belong to Nebraska, which beat ...

Calm Before the Storm Sep 22, 2005
Infoshop News It seems unfair the hurricane would make landfall in ... dispersed to prisons, I mean housing centers, outside ... Astrodome are being further relocated to Nebraska. ...

Get Out calendar Sep 22, 2005
OregonLive.com, ...recent work with proceeds benefiting Hurricane Katrina relief ... Willamette Park, Macadam Avenue and Nebraska Street ... open daily and includes picnic shelters, is on ...

Crop report: Cotton production should rise Sep 12, 2005
BusinessWeek ...officials are still trying to find housing and, in ... parts of the state and escaped the hurricane's full brunt. ... leads the nation in sugar beets, and in Nebraska. ...

Final Preparations Made At Civic Sep 9, 2005
Omaha Channel.com, ...as a location to evacuate survivors of Hurricane Katrina after ... t, there is a good chance that Nebraska will not ... they'll go through a three-step housing process ...

Nebraska Universities Take In Displaced Southern Students Sep 1, 2005
Omaha Channel.com, College students affected by Hurricane Katrina were offered a helping hand from schools in Nebraska on Thursday ... will help get them registered and find housing. ...

No Katrina refugees on the way to Nebraska yet Sep 4, 2005
Sioux City Journal, OMAHA (AP) -- Nebraska probably won't be getting any Hurricane Katrina refugees ... Sheehy that efforts are still focused on rescuing people and housing them in ...

Hurricane Katrina refugees, relief supplies could make their way ... Sep 2, 2005
Wichita Business Journal, ...says major cities in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Iowa are ... with no place to stay after Hurricane Katrina virtually ... by the US Department of Housing and Urban ...

Nebraska colleges to take in displaced students Sep 1, 2005
Lincoln Journal Star, ...campuses closed indefinitely due to hurricane damage,’’ NU ... The Nebraska State College system will offer special ... fall semester and will help with housing. ...

Nebraskans Involved In Hurrican Katrina Aid Of All Kinds Sep 2, 2005
Nebraska StatePaper.com, The University of Nebraska is reaching out students whose ... interrupted by the chaos caused by the hurricane. ... with registration and finding housing, and help ...

Letters, 9/15: Zoo officials overreacted Sep 14, 2005
Lincoln Journal Star, The Zoo Nebraska was shamefully irresponsible and inadequate in their housing and emergency ... not to leave the Gulf Coast before a hurricane, Mr. Martin D ...

Evacuees aren't coming here Sep 8, 2005
Fremont Tribune, ...evacuees from the regions affected by Hurricane Katrina," Heineman ... evacuees won't be coming to Nebraska as a ... staying in make-shift emergency shelters, he said. ...

Hurricane affects those with ties to Chadron Sep 6, 2005
Chadron Record, ...speeds that are only gusts in Nebraska thunderstorms. ... her trees and brought out the hurricane supplies. ... and a fieldhouse are being used as emergency shelters. ...

Omaha Could See Evacuees Wednesday Sep 5, 2005
Omaha Channel.com, Omaha housing for victims of Hurricane Katrina ... to Katrina victims who meet public housing requirements ... Beasley announced Monday that Nebraska's NAACP is offering ...

276 evacuees traveled different paths to reach RI Sep 15, 2005
Providence Journal (subscription), ...her new apartment at the military housing in Middletown ... of the Girls and Boys Town in Nebraska, where they ... Portsmouth as soon as they heard about the hurricane. ...

Omaha's Civic Auditorium sits ready for evacuees Sep 6, 2005
Sioux City Journal, ...to receive evacuees being moved from crowded shelters in neighboring ... for any evacuees who may be coming to Nebraska in the wake of Hurricane Katrina that ...

Katrina roundup Sep 11, 2005
Chicago Daily Southtown, The shelters are in desperate need of food, jugs of water ... a blood drive to aid the victims of Hurricane Katrina ... at the Frankfort Fire Station, 333 W. Nebraska St ...

UNL reaches out to Louisiana students Sep 1, 2005
Daily Nebraskan, Since Hurricane Katrina displaced tens of thousands of ... United States, University of Nebraska administration and ... tuition and assistance with housing and class ...

Rep. Osborne Provides Information About Hurricane Assistance ... Sep 7, 2005
Southwest Nebraska News, ...assist the victims of Hurricane Katrina. For example, individuals, businesses, and city leaders in the Third District who wish to provide housing can register ...

Omaha Ready For Evacuees; Fund Drives Continue Sep 6, 2005
Omaha Channel.com, ...many may move out of Civic Auditorium to housing in the ... Dave Heineman is asking Nebraska's health care workers to ... aid in the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina ...

More help from Central Nebraska being collected Sep 6, 2005
Grand Island Independent, ...in of the horrors of the hurricane's aftermath, the ... the number of efforts in Central Nebraska to help ... paper goods and toiletries for stressed shelters in Mobile ...

City's Official Welcome On Hold, But Dozens Head For Omaha Anyway Sep 7, 2005
Omaha Channel.com, OHA has set up a hot line to manage the housing at (800 ... with me (in) getting out of there before the hurricane come," Whitney ... "The state of Nebraska has shown ...

Nebraska’s Katrina Preparations May Be Called Upon Saturday in ... Sep 9, 2005
Southwest Nebraska News, ...responsibility for receiving relocated victims of Hurricane Katrina was ... We and the Nebraska Emergency Management ... as the single point of entry, housing and care ...

Picayune nearly loses its shelter for hurricane victims Sep 6, 2005
Picayune Item, ...had to leave because of the hurricane and away ... Cross volunteer Chuck Scripter of Nebraska determined that ... with others familiar with both shelters, he doubted ...

Tyson Offers Job Opportunities to Hurricane Evacuees; Company ... Sep 8, 2005
PR Newswire (press release), ...a toll-free telephone number for hurricane evacuees interested ... 23 states, including Kansas and Nebraska, as well ... the job location as well as temporary housing. ...

Evacuees want to stay put Sep 8, 2005
Sioux Falls Argus Leader, In South Dakota, shelters have been set up in ... in Louisiana two years ago, but the hurricane forced them ... In Nebraska, about 45 children and staff members from ...

Student displaced by Katrina finds home at UNL Sep 5, 2005
Daily Nebraskan, Last week, University of Nebraska President JB Milliken ... who were displaced by the hurricane and help ... financial aid, admissions and housing representatives who ...

Students find help at UNO Sep 5, 2005
The Gateway, ...and left out to dry by Hurricane Katrina. ... The University of Nebraska system has stepped up ... Students will receive assistance in finding housing, registering for ...

Wireless Networks Give Voice To Evacuees Sep 8, 2005
Washington Post, ...were people who had fled the hurricane and set ... from as far afield as Nebraska, Missouri and ... coordinating equipment deliveries, searching for shelters that need ...

More than 50 evacuees arrive in Omaha Sep 10, 2005
Columbus Telegram, ...up since last weekend to house evacuees from Hurricane Katrina. ... be working with other agencies to find housing if they choose to stay longer in Nebraska. ...

Omaha May Get Evacuees On Saturday Sep 8, 2005
Omaha Channel.com, Heineman said he was told that Nebraska likely would ... may move out of Civic Auditorium to housing in the ... Evacuees from Hurricane Katrina who are headed to Omaha ...

Room for refugees Sep 2, 2005
McCook Daily Gazette, ...of displaced persons as a result of Hurricane Katrina ... People cannot stay in shelters for more than a ... an invitation to come to our Southwest Nebraska towns where ...

A voice from Louisiana: It could get worse, but it will get better Sep 5, 2005
The Gateway, ...is broken up into three distinct areas much like Nebraska. ... had somehow developed into a Category 4 hurricane that may ... The refugee shelters set up for the flood ...





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

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    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.

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    Hurricane could hit San Diego September 8, 2005
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    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.




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