Hurricanes
Pfizer has announced a partnership with several major retailers, community pharmacies, and relief organizations to provide essential medications and healthcare products to victims of Hurricane Katrina. The partnership allows patients displaced by the hurricane to fill their prescription for Pfizer medicines at participating pharmacies, providing them with much-needed access to
Hurricanes
Developing modern, high-speed passenger rail systems outside the Northeast is crucial for mitigating urban transportation crises, as the failures of New Orleans and Houston have shown. Existing myths that rail cannot compete with cars and airplanes are wrong, and proponents argue that high-speed services like Amtrak's Acela work
Hurricanes
Delta Air Lines' SkyMiles members have come together to donate over 46 million miles, equivalent to nearly 2,000 award seats, to support relief efforts in the Gulf Coast region affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The airline kicked off its charitable hurricane relief campaign by donating one million
Disaster relief
As Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast, President George W. Bush's standing was severely tested. His response to the disaster exposed deep-seated issues of poverty, racial inequality, and government incompetence. Bush's speech from New Orleans, while an improvement from his earlier off-key efforts, fell short of
Disaster relief
President Bush's speech at Jackson Square in Houma on Thursday night brought comfort and hope to evacuees who had fled the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. The president's words of breaking the cycle of poverty and increasing home ownership on the Gulf Coast resonated with the evacuees,
Disaster relief
As the debate continues over the failures and successes of the government's response to Hurricane Katrina, the complexity of the disaster response efforts becomes clear. Three levels of government - local, state, and federal - played critical roles in planning for and responding to the disaster. The lines
Disaster relief
As the 40 employees of PricewaterhouseCoopers' New Orleans office now scattered across four states come to terms with the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the company's managing director Kathy Nieland's quick thinking and presence of mind have saved 95% of the office's data,
Hurricane Katrina, 2005
New Orleans continued to struggle in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, with more than 220,000 refugees already in Texas, thousands more on the way, and the city facing a long and difficult climb out of the crisis. While the pace of evacuations picked up significantly, with at least 19,
Hurricane Katrina, 2005
As Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, the nation was woefully unprepared for the disaster that unfolded. Despite early warnings of the hurricane's potential devastation, the federal government's response was slow, inadequate, and often non-existent. The article highlights the stunning lack of preparation and urgency in
Hurricanes
As Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast, leaving a trail of destruction and flooding in its wake, the National Guard units, federal, state, and private organizations joined forces to provide relief to the affected areas. The American Red Cross launched one of the largest emergency operations in its history, while
Hurricanes
As the storm bore down on the Gulf Coast, residents were left to survey the damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina's terrifying onslaught. The storm, which made landfall in Louisiana on August [no date provided], brought with it winds of up to 233 kilometres per hour and
Disaster relief
As the US donation efforts for tsunami relief continue to pour in, American charities are voicing concerns that the massive influx of funds may divert attention and resources away from domestic aid programs. According to a new CNN-USA Today-Gallup Poll, 45% of Americans have donated money in the two weeks
