KATRINA-RITA
hurricane portal
links • print
materials • videos/dvds
Office of Response & Restoration & NOAA's National Ocean Service
http://www.incidentnews.gov/Mississippi State University Extension Service
http://msucares.com/disaster/index.htmlAmerican Society of Civil Engineers
http://www.asce.org/static/hurricane/index.cfmASCE Responds: Hurricane Katrina
http://www.coprinstitute.org/American Planning Association – Katrina
http://www.planning.org/katrina/resources.htmFEMA's Technical Bulletins
http://www.fema.gov/fima/techbul.shtmNOAA Hurricane Katrina images
http://ngs.woc.noaa.gov/katrina/Katrina image warehouse
http://katrina.telascience.org/EDEN (Extension Disaster Education Network)
http://www.eden.lsu.edu/EDEN Louisiana resources
https://www.ces.purdue.edu/eden/disasters/hurricanekat/index_la.htmEDEN Mississippi resources
https://www.ces.purdue.edu/eden/disasters/hurricanekat/index_miss.htmEDEN Texas resources
https://www.ces.purdue.edu/eden/disasters/hurricanekat/index_tx.htm113 Calhoun Street: A Center for Sustainable Living – publications
http://www.113calhoun.org/pubs.htmlCoastal Natural Hazards publications – SC Sea Grant Consortium
http://www.scseagrant.org/library/library_pubs_haz.htmNatural Hazards Center
http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/Hurricanes and Tropical Storms: Higher Frequency for the Future? – FL Sea Grant
http://www.flseagrant.org/program_areas/coastal_storms/storms_itn.htmProtecting Our Ports and Harbors – NOAA Coastal Services Center
http://www.csc.noaa.gov/products/tsunamis/index.htmHurricanes in the Northeast: What to Expect and How to Prepare – MIT Sea Grant
http://web.mit.edu/seagrant/hurricanes/mitsghurricanes.htmlBig Questions After Big Hhurricanes: Webcasts – MIT Sea Grant
http://web.mit.edu/katrina/symposia/webcasts.htmlCoastal Hazards of Puerto Roco – Puerto Rico Sea Grant
http://coastalhazards.uprm.edu/Puerto Rico Tsunami Warning and Mitigation Program
http://poseidon.uprm.edu/
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This
document deals with the economic impacts of the 2005 hurricanes
that struck
the Gulf.
Its authors offer a "fix" to
the flood insurance dilemma.
IBHS
Disaster Safety Review for 2005 (PDF)
Flyers
targeting evacuees and anyone affected by Katrina. These documents
have translations into Vietnamese and
Cambodian languages – Mississippi/Alabama
Sea Grant
Help
Yourself and Your Family to Heal (Word)
Know
the Warning Signs of Stress (Word)
Vietnamese
version (Word) "Help
Yourself and Your Family to Heal" and
"Know
the Warning Signs of Stress"
Cambodian
version (PDF) "Know
the Warning Signs of Stress"
Holding
On To Your Roof: A Guide to Retrofitting Your Roof Sheathing Using
Adhesives
Ed Sutt and Tim Reinhold. This instructional booklet takes you through the
process of strengthening your roof against high winds. 2000. 12 pp. PDF
Re-Roofing?
This brochure highlights opportunities for reducing wind damage vulnerability
when re-roofing. 2001. Brochure. PDF
Not
Ready to Re-Roof?
This brochure explains how to use structural adhesives to strengthen the attachments
of roof sheathings. 2001. Brochure. PDF
Window
and Door Protection
This brochure gives important information on protecting openings in your home,
such as windows and doors, from wind damage. 2001. Brochure. PDF
Human Links to Coastal Disasters – This publication, and others, are available from The Heinz Center. http://www.heinzctr.org/publications.htm
Hurricane Recovery Task Force Report – UF/IFAS Extension developed this report after the four hurricanes that struck Florida in 2004. It's an example of the university taking stock of itself and how it can be more effective in the short and long-runs. PDF
Hawaii
Coastal Hazard Mitigation Guidebook – Written
by Dennis J. Hwang, the purpose of this guidebook is as a resource
to reduce the risk to coastal development by planning for natural
hazards such as erosion, flooding, tsunamis and hurricanes. http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/seagrant/communication/HCHMG/hchmg.htm
(There is a limited supply of these publications available for free at Hawaii
Sea Grant Consortium - contact irish@hawaii.edu to
inquire, but please mention the Hazards Theme Team web posting.)
Addressing Coastal Hazards – This edition of the Ka Pili Kai newsletter from Hawaii Sea Grant (Winter 2004-05) focuses on understanding and addressing coastal hazards in Hawaii and also describes the science behind a tsunami. You may download a PDF document from their site. http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/seagrant/communication/kapilikai/kapilikai.html
Grand Challenges for Disaster Reduction – Subcommittee on Disaster Reduction (SDR) – PDF
A Planner's Tool Kit – Chapter 5 of Planning for Post-Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction – PDF
Protecting Your Boat Against Severe Weather – Texas Sea Grant – PDF
Holding
On To Your Roof Part II: Retrofitting Your Asphalt Shingle Roof
Covering and Sheathing Connections (video)
This video shows homeowners steps they can take to increase their asphalt shingle
and sheathing connection’s strength against high winds. 2001. 14 minutes.
$8.50 To order online visit http://cufan.clemson.edu/olos (There
is a limited supply of these videos available for free at South Carolina Sea
Grant Consortium – contact robert.bacon@scseagrant.org to
inquire.)
