Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Hurricane Katrina
Complete coverage of Hurricane Katrina is given including societal repercussions and political fallout.
USA Today
Usa Today: Hurricane Safety Guide
Safety guide that studies different aspects of hurricanes such as how they are formed, damage they can do, and preparedness. Find links to other safety guides and information about hurricanes.
PBS
Arizona Pbs: Hurricane Preparedness
This video transcript features a Red Cross working discussing buying or preparing emergency kits for use in hurricanes or severe weather including what should go in the kits and where they should be located.
South Carolina Educational Television
South Caroline Etv Commission: Hurricane Basics | Nasa Online
Simulation provides details of hurricane parts, hurricane formation, and hurricane movement.
BBC
Bbc: Q&a: Can the Us Afford Hurricane Relief?
Detailed Q & A article discussing the economic impact of Hurricane Katrina. Article is from September, 2005.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Stages of a Hurricane
The 3 stages of a hurricane are described with drawings. There are links provided to more information about each particular stage.
BBC
Bbc: Hurricane Ruins Thriving Casino Town
August, 2005, report on the devastation to Gulfport, Mississippi, by Hurricane Katrina.
BBC
Bbc: Bush Seeks $50Bn Hurricane Relief
President George W. Bush asks Congress for over $50 billion dollars in emergency aid to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina in this September 2005 article.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Facts and Reasoning: Forecasting Hurricanes
In this science-themed literacy lesson about forecasting hurricanes, students identify the author's claim and how the author supports the claim with evidence and reasoning.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Introduction to Texas Hurricanes
In this activity, students are asked to graph data about some 20th century hurricanes that hit the Texas coastline. For each graph, they are asked several questions about any apparent correlation between the different variables. Students...
BBC
Bbc: Us Hurricane Response: Key Players
Biographical sketches of the key governmental officials involved in the Hurricane Katrina recovery effort.
Geography 4 kids
Geography4 kids.com: Hurricanes in the News
Get familiar with the causes of hurricanes and what "feeds the monster[s]."
Google
Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 4: Surviving Hurricanes: Unit Files
A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for the text, Surviving Hurricanes.
NASA
Nasa: Hurricane Season 2005: Rita
Outstanding web site from NASA that details Hurricane Rita and has a plethora of visuals such as interactive maps, aerial photographs, videos, and more. Great source.
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas: Hurricane Rita Maps
Web page with a large quantity of links to information on Hurricane Rita including maps, aerial images, satellite images, data, and much more.
Other
Hurricane Science: Hurricanes: Science and Society: Galveston 1900
Article on the science of hurricanes and the effect on society, featuring Galveston, 1900. With map, list of facts and embedded links to vocabulary and related material.
The Guardian
Guardian: Hurricane Ike Forces Mass Evacuation in Cuba
Guardian correspondent Matthew Weaver discusses the mass evacuations that took place in Cuba following Hurricane Gustave and that continued during Hurricane Ike. (September 9, 2008)
BBC
Bbc News: Hurricane Rita: The Impact
Find out about the impact of Hurricane Rita on the Gulf Coast. Find a map of the path of the hurricane, satellite photo, graphic of New Orleans levee, information on the oil industry, and more.
Ibis Communications
Eyewitness to History: The Galveston Hurricane of 1900
Article with photographs about the Galveston hurricane of 1900 provides a survivor's eye witness account of the devastation.
BBC
Bbc News: In Pictures: Hurricane Rita Hits Gulf Coast
Enlightening photographic slideshow of Hurricane Rita.
BBC
Bbc: Fatal Floods as Hurricane Tomas Sweeps Over Haiti
This article discusses the impact of Hurricane Tomas on the population of Haiti following the earthquake, floods, and cholera epidemic that occurred earlier in the year. (November 5, 2010)
FOX News
Fox News: Hurricane Rita Grazes Keys, Targets Texas
As Hurricane Rita grazed the Florida Keys, now it is headed toward the Gulf of Mexico. In response, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, many areas fear destruction, are making plans, and are evacuating. Photos, video, and links to other...
NOAA
Noaa: Hurricane Flooding: A Deadly Inland Danger
Detailed on-line brochure about hurricanes and the flooding that comes with these dangerous storms. Find photos and information about how to prepare for hurricanes.
Read Works
Read Works: Hurricanes: Spinning Storms
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about hurricanes and how to stay safe during a hurricane. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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