2007 Guide to the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina Reports History Levee Failure Investigation Recovery and Rebuilding - Two CD-ROM Set
Author: U.S. Government

This up-to-date and comprehensive electronic book on two CD-ROMs presents an unique collection of important documents and publications from the federal government about Hurricane Katrina. One year has now passed since the tragic destruction of much of the Gulf Coast, including New Orleans, by Hurricane Katrina. Coverage includes: The vital re... more »port of the Interagency Performance Evaluation Task Force (IPET) on why the levees failed in New Orleans. The task force, headed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, conducted a performance evaluation of the New Orleans and Southeast Louisiana Hurricane Protection System. The summary of the report stated: ?The system did not perform as a system: the hurricane protection in New Orleans and Southeast Louisiana was a system in name only.? A complete reproduction of the important report (and all associated documentation and appendices) of the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina, issued by Chairman Tom Davis in February 2006. In addition, there is extensive investigatory material, including witness statements, hearing testimony, and documents, plus complete coverage of the Senate investigation into the Katrina response. A complete reproduction of the February 2006 report entitled ?Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned? issued by the Executive Branch to the President. The foreword states: On August 23, 2005, Hurricane Katrina formed as a tropical storm off the coast of the Bahamas. Over the next seven days, the tropical storm grew into a catastrophic hurricane that made landfall first in Florida and then along the Gulf Coast in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama, leaving a trail of heartbreaking devastation and human suffering. Katrina wreaked staggering physical destruction along its path, flooded the historic city of New Orleans, ultimately killed over 1,300 people, and became the most destructive natural disaster in American history. Awakening to reports of Katrina?s landfall on the Gulf Coast the morning of Monday, August 29, American citizens watched events unfold with an initial curiosity that soon turned to concern and sorrow. The awe that viewers held for the sheer ferocity of nature was soon matched with disappointment and frustration at the seeming inability of the government - local, State, and Federal ? to respond effectively to the crisis. Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent sustained flooding of New Orleans exposed significant flaws in Federal, State, and local preparedness for catastrophic events and our capacity to respond to them.? Material from FEMA, NASA, NOAA, the EPA, the National Weather Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Treasury Department, Transportation Department, National Guard, White House, House of Representatives, Senate.

ISBN-13: 9781422007938
ISBN-10: 1422007936
Publication Date: 9/11/2006
Pages: 26,050
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