Extreme weather is a social as well as meteorological phenomenon, which is illustrated in this report, last featured in the 09-14-2007 Scout Report. Since the report was published, the Urban Institute has released other content related to natural disasters, such as "Improving the Disaster Recovery of Low-Income Families" (found in the "Policy Debates" section linked in the page header). Numerous...

Iconic Hotel Provides Hope for New Orleans [Real Player] http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112350502 Study Probes Racial Tension Between Hurricane Katrina Evacuees and Houston Community http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-08-31-voa41.cfm New post-Katrina construction shows that a sustainable industry may have come out of the...

Census Bureau Releases First Detailed Data on Katrina Damage to New Orleans Area Housing http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/housing/cb11-28.html St. Tammany Parish president again pushes for Katrina loan forgiveness http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/02/st_tammany_parish_president_ag.html American Housing Survey for the New Orleans Metropolitan Area:...