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What can we learn from hurricane Katrina 20 years later?
What can we learn from hurricane Katrina 20 years later? Hurricane Katrina, which made landfall in Louisiana in August 2005, still offers lessons for disaster recovery researchers 20 years later. Research has shown that having strong social ties and community support increases resilience and people’s ability to recover after disasters, while being displaced from one’s […]
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Hurricane Katrina: 3 painful lessons for emergency management are increasingly important 20 years later
Hurricane Katrina: 3 painful lessons for emergency management are increasingly important 20 years later Hurricane Katrina’s lessons for emergency management are still relevant today, 20 years after the devastating storm hit New Orleans. The response to Hurricane Katrina was marred by broken communications, missed opportunities, and tragic missteps at all levels of government, highlighting the […]
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History shows why FEMA is essential in disasters, and how losing independent agency status hurt its ability to function
History shows why FEMA is essential in disasters, and how losing independent agency status hurt its ability to function FEMA’s independent agency status was lost in the early 2000s, leading to complaints about delays caused by bureaucracy and red tape. The Trump administration is cutting jobs at FEMA and talking about dismantling the agency, which […]
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