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Bush Privatized Catastrophic Hurricane Disaster Plan for New Orleans,
Southeast Louisiana in 2004 --IEM Team to Develop Catastrophic Hurricane
Disaster Plan for New Orleans & Southeast Louisiana 03 June 2004 (IEM, Inc.
Press Release) "IEM, Inc., the Baton Rouge-based emergency management and
homeland security consultant, will lead the development of a catastrophic
hurricane disaster plan for Southeast Louisiana and the City of New Orleans
under a more than half a million dollar contract with the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). In making the
announcement today on behalf of teaming partners Dewberry, URS Corporation and
James Lee Witt Associates, IEM Director of Homeland Security Wayne Thomas
explained that the development of a base catastrophic hurricane disaster plan
has urgency due to the recent start of the annual hurricane season which runs
through November." [James Lee Witt Associates, LLC, established in 2001 by the
former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is a leader in
public safety and crisis management. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., with
offices in Atlanta, Chicago and Sacramento... nice reward for covering up Bush's
9/11 terrorist attacks, etc..]
Experts expect Katrina to turn New Orleans into Atlantis 28 Aug 2005
Experts have warned for years that the levees and pumps that usually keep New
Orleans dry have no chance against a direct hit by a Category 5 storm. That's
exactly what Hurricane Katrina was as it churned toward the city. With top winds
of 165 mph and the power to lift sea level by as much as 28 feet above normal,
the storm threatened an environmental disaster of biblical proportions, one that
could leave more than 1 million people homeless. "All indications are that this
is absolutely worst-case scenario,'' Ivor van Heerden, deputy director of the
Louisiana State University Hurricane Center, said Sunday afternoon.
Get out of the city, go now! 29 Aug 2005 More than two million people were
battling to escape from New Orleans last night as the city braced itself for a
direct hit by the strongest storm in its history. Hurricane Katrina, a top
Category 5 monster on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with sustained winds of 175mph,
was set to strike early this morning, threatening catastrophic damage and a
devastating storm surge that could leave the city under 20ft (6m) of
floodwater.
Poor, homeless, frail flock to the safety of Superdome 28 Aug 2005 For
thousands of this city's poor, homeless and frail, just getting into the massive
Louisiana Superdome and hunkering down was the hardest part.
"This is a military process." -MSNBC commentator, on Louisiana Superdome's
National Guard and security presence.
In Camille's Deadly 1969 Solo, A Grim Prologue to Katrina 29 Aug 2005 The
real news was the National Hurricane Center's chilling declaration that, at 902
millibars of internal barometric pressure -- the lowest barometric pressure ever
recorded in the Gulf of Mexico -- Katrina was "comparable in intensity to
Hurricane Camille of 1969 . . . only larger."
With Few Warning Signs, an Unpredictable Behemoth Grew 29 Aug 2005
Forecasters then watched in wonder as a series of conditions, many of them
poorly understood, caused the storm to do what no one wanted: intensify, expand
and maintain a terrifying trajectory. The energy, the near-record low pressure
in the storm's core and its huge dimensions added up to an inevitable disaster,
Mr. Read said. "That's why they're basically forecasting Armageddon when it goes
inland," he said.
Category 5 Katrina heads to Gulf Coast 28 Aug 2005 Monstrous Hurricane
Katrina barreled toward the Big Easy on Sunday with 165-mph wind and a threat of
a 28-foot storm surge, forcing a mandatory evacuation, a last-ditch Superdome
shelter and prayers for those left to face the doomsday scenario this
below-sea-level city has long dreaded.
Katrina, a top-strength hurricane, aims for U.S. 28 Aug 2005 ...Hurricane
Katrina grew into a Category 5 hurricane on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale
by 7:05 a.m. EDT (1105 GMT), with winds of 160 mph (260 kph) capable of causing
catastrophic damage.
Katrina swells to Category 5 status on approach to Gulf Coast 28 Aug 2005
Hurricane Katrina strengthened to a dangerous Category 5 on Sunday with 175 mph
sustained wind as residents of south Louisiana jammed freeways in a rush to get
out of the way of the powerful storm.
Katrina Packing Wind of Nearly 175 Mph 28 Aug 2005 The mayor ordered an
immediate evacuation Sunday for all of New Orleans, a city sitting below sea
level with 485,000 inhabitants, as Hurricane Katrina bore down with wind revving
up to nearly 175 mph and threats of a massive storm surge. "This is a once in a
lifetime event," Mayor Ray Nagin said. "The city of New Orleans has never seen a
hurricane of this magnitude hit it directly."
Katrina could inundate New Orleans 28 Aug 2005 Emergency officials in New
Orleans braced for a potentially catastrophic blow on Sunday as Hurricane
Katrina swept toward the Gulf Coast -- and the city -- with maximum sustained
winds near 165 mph. Mayor Ray Nagin declared a state of emergency on Sunday and
ordered a mandatory evacuation of the city the Category 5 storm approached.
Forecasters said the storm surge could reach 28 feet.
New Orleans orders mandatory evacuation --Hurricane Katrina winds nearly
175 mph 28 Aug 2005 New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin declared a state of emergency on
Sunday and ordered a mandatory evacuation of the city as potentially
catastrophic Hurricane Katrina churned toward the city with maximum sustained
winds near 175 mph. All of Orleans Parish falls under the order except for
necessary personnel in government, emergency and some other public service
categories.
Mandatory Evacuation Ordered for New Orleans as Storm Nears 28 Aug 2005
Mayor Ray Nagin ordered an immediate evacuation Sunday for all of New Orleans, a
city sitting below sea level with 485,000 inhabitants, as Hurricane Katrina bore
down with wind revved up to nearly 175 mph and a threat of a massive storm
surge.
Hurricane strengthening for second hit at US coast --As Florida braces for
further onslaught, large parts of Europe are also suffering from unusual weather
patterns 28 Aug 2005 ...Florida has been pummelled by six powerful hurricanes
since last August, in what forecasters describe as an "unusually active season".
Environmental campaigners say the turbulence is a result of global warming
disrupting world weather patterns.
Mississippi braces for major hit from Katrina 28 Aug 2005 Residents all
along the Mississippi Gulf Coast headed out of harms with a sense of urgency
Sunday as Hurricane Katrina closed in with winds and water some fear could rival
the benchmark killer storm of 1969 Camille.
Traffic turned away from New Orleans 28 Aug 2005 The Louisiana office of
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness was relatively quiet Saturday, but
officials were gearing up for what they fear could be a major storm steaming
toward the state's largest city.
All RTA Vehicles Will Be Pulled From Streets Sunday Afternoon --Hurricane
Katrina threatens New Orleans 28 Aug 2005 Due to a curfew that will go into
effect at 6:00 p.m., the Regional Transit Authority will suspend all bus and
paratransit services. Streetcars were previously pulled from the streets early
this morning.
Katrina May Be Most Costly Storm to Ever Hit U.S., Modeler Says 28 Aug 2005
Hurricane Katrina may cost insurers more than $30 billion, which would make it
the most expensive storm to ever hit the U.S., a storm modeler said.
U.S. oil surges $4 to record above $70 28 Aug 2005 U.S. crude oil futures
surged more than $4 in opening trade on Monday, hitting a new record high above
$70 a barrel after Hurricane Katrina [US corpora-terrorists] forced Gulf of
Mexico producers to shut in more than a third of their output.
Profit Soars at Exxon Mobil --Surging Oil Prices Lead to Company's Best
Second Quarter 29 Jul 2005 Exxon Mobil Corp., the world's largest publicly
traded oil company, said yesterday that second-quarter profit rose 32 percent,
to $7.64 billion...
Chevron, Louisiana Offshore Port Shut for Hurricane 28 Aug 2005 Chevron
Corp. evacuated all of its Gulf of Mexico facilities and the Louisiana Offshore
Oil Port, the biggest U.S. oil import terminal, stopped making pipeline
shipments to refineries from its onshore facilities as Hurricane Katrina
approached.
Katrina cuts oil output by a third 27 Aug 2005 U.S. energy companies said
U.S. Gulf of Mexico crude oil output was cut by more than one-third on Saturday
as Hurricane Katrina appeared poised to charge through central production areas
toward New Orleans.
Katrina set to raise oil prices 28 Aug 2005 Oil prices are likely to rise
further this week after Hurricane Katrina caused producers [corpora-terrorists]
in the Gulf of Mexico to halt production at the weekend.
Hurricane Could Leave 1 Million Homeless 28 Aug 2005 When Hurricane Katrina
hits New Orleans on Monday, it could turn one of America's most charming cities
into a vast cesspool tainted with toxic chemicals, human waste and even coffins
released by floodwaters from the city's legendary cemeteries.
Long Island: Dreading a Replay of the 1938 Hurricane 28 Aug 2005 Conditions
are right this year for one or more especially severe storms to lash Long
Island, they say. But it's been a long time - 67 years - since the last Big One,
and officials worry that Long Islanders accustomed to the glancing blows of
minor storms have little grasp of just how devastating a major hurricane could
be.
Current Conditions, Forecasts, Watches and Warnings for Lower Plaquemines,
LA (NOAA) 28 Aug 2005 "BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 400 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005 A flood watch
is in effect tonight and Monday across most of East Central and Southeast
Louisiana and extreme South Mississippi Hurricane Katrina...A large and major
hurricane...is expected to move across Southeast Louisiane and South Mississippi
tonight and Monday. In addition to extremely damaging winds and storm surge
flooding..."
Hurricane KATRINA Public Advisory (NOAA) 28 Aug 2005 "HURRICANE KATRINA
INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 23A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1 PM
CDT SUN AUG 28 2005 ...Potentially catastrophic Hurricane Katrina menacing the
Northern Gulf Coast... A hurricane warning is in effect for the North Central
Gulf Coast from Morgan City Louisiana eastward to the Alabama/Florida
border...including the city of New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain... Maximum
sustained winds are near 175 MPH...with higher gusts. Katrina is a potentially
catastrophic Category Five Hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Scale."
Tropical Depression Thirteen Advisory Number 1 Issued at: 4:22 PM AST
8/28/05 (gateway). New tropical depression forms in the tropical atlantic,
expected to pass well north of the lesser antilles, At 5 pm ast, 2100z, the
center of newly formed tropical depression thirteen was located near latitude
15.4 north, longitude 46.8 west or about 965 miles, 1555 km, east of the lesser
antilles. [Nutball Bush does not think global warming is a problem.]
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