AUGUST 31

The IRC JAKARTA 
Web Alert
is an annotated list of resources freely available through the internet.   

Compiled  by
 Information Resource Center, 
Public Affairs Section, 
US Embassy Jakarta

 http://jakarta.usembassy.gov/irc/webalert/
webalert.html 

FOCUS OF THE WEEK :  Katrina Hurricane Hit U.S.

Katrina hit Louisiana and the coasts of neighboring Mississippi, Alabama and western Florida with winds of 224 kilometers per hour on Monday August 29, killing hundreds of people and swamping thousands of homes in one of the most punishing storms on record in the United States. Nearly 2 million customers were without power Tuesday in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. Katrina may take title as worst storm to hit US.

USINFO: Hurricane Katrina

http://usinfo.state.gov/gi/global_issues/hurricane_katrina.html

Complete information on  Hurricane Katrina, including Special Report: Hurricane Katrina's Impact on U.S. Energy

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/index.jsp

Highlights of United States Government Response to the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina

The Federal Emergency Management Agency

http://www.fema.gov/press/2005/resources_katrina.shtm

Hurricane Katrina Information provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

The White House : Hurricane Relief

http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/hurricane/

America Responds to the Katrina Disaster

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
http://www.noaa.gov/
NOAA posted online more than 350 aerial images of the U.S. Gulf Coast areas that were decimated by Hurricane Katrina

National Hurricane Center
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/index.shtml

Official source for world-wide tropical predictions, current satellite images in infrared and visual spectra, storm advisories, warnings, marine and coastal watches.

Hurricane Katrina Recovery
http://www.firstgov.gov/Citizen/Topics/PublicSafety/Hurricane_Katrina_Recovery.shtml
On this page you'll find information on disaster assistance and how to help victims of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters. You'll find links on:
-- Disaster Assistance for Victims -- State Disaster Information (Alabama, Florida, Louisiana,   and Mississippi)-- Agencies Accepting Donations for Victims-- and additional disaster resources

Health Finder : Hurricane

http://www.healthfinder.gov/scripts/SearchContext.asp?topic=3306

A Service of the National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

American Red Cross

http://www.redcross.org/

Responding to Hurricane Katrina

Disaster Help

https://disasterhelp.gov/portal/jhtml/index.jhtml

Disaster Management Interoperability Services is part of the President's Disaster Management Egov Initiative.

The Librarians’ Index to the Internet

http://lii.org/search/file/hurricanekatrina
The Librarians' Index to the Internet have added thirty more websites to LII related to Hurricane Katrina, and have developed a new featured collection.

WEB ALERT, AUGUST 31, 2005 
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INDEX 

· ·  USINFO: Hurricane Katrina

·  U.S. Department of Homeland Security

·  The Federal Emergency Management Agency

·  The White House : Hurricane Relief

·  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

·  National Hurricane Center

·  Hurricane Katrina Recovery

·  Health Finder : Hurricane

·  American Red Cross

·  Disaster Help

·  The Librarians’ Index to the Internet

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