Katrina Coverage

Analyzing the news reports and politics of the New Orleans hurricane.

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Max Mayfield: More hurricanes expected

September 26th, 2005
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Max Mayfield of the National Hurricane Center says more hurricanes are expected this year, including the possibility of one or two major storms.

Report on weather forecasts sneaks in snark

September 17th, 2005
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The MSNBC article "Katrina forecasters were remarkably accurate" (subtitled "Levee breaks, catastrophic damage predicted, contrary to Bush claims") has an overview of the weather-related timeline and warnings. Plus, it manages to sneak in some anti-Bush asides:
For all the criticism of the Bush administration’s confused response to Hurricane Katrina, at least two federal agencies got it […]

Newsweek: "How Bush Blew It"

September 12th, 2005
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The Newsweek article How Bush Blew It accuses our leader of having surrounded himself with sycophantic slags, among other sins:
…When Hurricane Katrina struck, it appears there was no one to tell President Bush the plain truth: that the state and local governments had been overwhelmed, that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was not up […]