Hurricane Katrina Updates
Wednesday August 31, 2005
Here's another round-up of Web resources you can use to keep track of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina, as well as a list of charities you can contact to help the many victims:
- Hurricane Katrina Web Resources: I blogged this earlier this week and all these resources are still going strong.
- Craigslist Postings for Victims of Katrina: This via Chris Pirillo. Victims of Hurricane Katrina can search for refugee housing, search for information on missing friends and family members, free housing and other items, and various services available, all on Craigslist, an online bulletin board with readers all over the world.
- WWLTv.com: Live streaming video as long as they can keep it up.
- WDSU.com: Again, more live streaming video. These folks are not in their offices; they are somewhere in the city with generators.
- DeadlyKatrina.com: a blog tracking the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Includes an extensive list of charities that you can contact to start helping the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
- Weather Underground Infrared Satellite Animation: Animated .gif file of what Katrina is doing now; seems to be updated about every 30 minutes with new data.
- CNN.com: CNN recently made all their video clips free and searchable, so there's a lot to see right now regarding Hurricane Katrina.
- PubSub search for Hurricane Katrina: Links to the most recently published stories about Hurricane Katrina.
- Feedster search for Hurricane Katrina: Blogs, news, commentaries, breaking news.
- CharityWatch.org: Great commentary on the best ways to help victims of Hurricane Katrina.
- BBC News coverage of Hurricane Katrina: Excellent coverage from our friends across the pond.
- Hurricane Katrina Tracking Maps: These are all from the National Hurricane Center.
- Flickr tags for Hurricane Katrina: 677 photos and counting.
- MSNBC TV Citizen Journalist: Incoming reports, video, and pictures from people in the midst of the destruction.
- Hurricane Katrina Images from the NASA Earth Observatory: Shocking images, including this one:

- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): Good source of news and updates, including evacuation orders and advice.
- NOLA Archive of Hurricane Katrina Images: Organized by date; there's a lot here to see.
- University of Wisconsin-Madison Tropical Cyclones Research Center: Ongoing coverage of Hurricane Katrina along with research updates.
- Top Ten Ways to Monitor World News: Keep track through searching discussion groups, blogs, set up breaking news alerts, and more.
- Top 15 Natural Disaster News Sites: These resources should help you stay on top of developing news from Hurricane Katrina.


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