Hurricane of heresy

Article Abstract:

Religious fanatics variously declare that the devastation of New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina is God's vengeance upon a wicked city that enjoys Mardi Gras or a state that allows abortion, while environmentalists blame it on global warming. Yet, data from the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory suggest that the hurricane marked the beginning of a warm Atlantic phase, and thus an active Atlantic hurricane era was possibly under way, similar to that last seen from the late 1920s to the late 1960s.

Religion, Religious aspects, Religious beliefs

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The lost city

Article Abstract:

Hurricane Katrina cut a swath through the US Gulf Coast in August 2005, leaving a trail of devastation across the South and plunging the city of New Orleans into agony. An account of the destruction caused by the worst natural disaster in over a century, as well as the disastrously slow rescue effort, is presented.

Rescue work, Gulf Coast (United States)

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'This is a national disgrace'

Article Abstract:

A civil-rights leader expresses his feelings of righteous indignation at the slow federal response to Hurricane Katrina and mourns an entire population of poor African-Americans left behind. He believes the sight of people dying for lack of food and water in a country like the US is a national disgrace.

Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities, Disaster Aid, Disaster Relief & Insurance, Social aspects, Disaster relief

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