Hurricane Katrina: Unfolding Events

The following are links related to Unfolding Events since the Gulf Coast of the United States was thrown into a state of crisis when Hurricane Katrina struck on August 29, 2005.

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Articles & Commentary

August 2005

• David Helvarg, "Dozens Dead as Hurricane Katrina Slams into Gulf Coast: A Look at Extreme Weather, Oil Development and Who Gets Hit the Hardest," Democracy Now!, August 30, 2005.
• Jennifer Loven, "Bush Returning to Monitor Hurricane Effort," Associated Press (BreitBart), August 30, 2005.
• Jeremy Pelofsky, "Bush to return to Washington because of hurricane," Reuters (Yahoo! News), August 30, 2005.
• "Bush sees Katrina's 'devastating' destruction from Air Force One," Agence France Presse (Yahoo! News), August 31, 2005.
• "Press Conference with Officials from Homeland Security, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Departments of Health and Human Services, Energy, Transportation, and Defense," Department of Homeland Security, August 31, 2005.

September 2005

• Tamara Lytle, "Bush: Federal help is on the way; President cuts his vacation short - Government kicks into gear on many fronts," The Orlando Sentinel (LexisNexis), September 1, 2005.
• Jennifer Loven, "Bush to Tour Battered Gulf Coast Towns," Associated Press (Yahoo! News), September 2, 2005.
• Dana Milbank, "White House Punts as the Wackenhuts Blitz," Washington Post, September 2, 2005.
• Jennifer Loven, "Bush Tours Katrina Damage Amid Criticism," Associated Press (Yahoo! News), September 2, 2005.