If America could be so ill-prepared for a hurricane hitting what has long been called the Hurricane Coast, what else might we be missing?
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President Bush has discussed federal preparations for a possible Gulf Coast hurricane strike with top administration officials and still plans to speak Monday at the Republican convention in Minnesota, aides said Thursday.
The hurricane slammed the Gulf Coast in 2005 and killed 1, 833 people, directly or indirectly, in five states.
Her numerous other awards include a Gracie Allen Award in 2007 for her reporting from Cyprus on the Israeli-Hezbollah conflict as well as her reports from the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina.
President Bush proposes what many are calling the biggest bailout for a region in national history as the federal government moves to help repair the extensive damage inflicted on the Gulf Coast by Hurricane Katrina.
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Before Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast of the US, she actually hit the Caribbean first.
It had its debut in 2007, two years after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast.
Hurricane Sandy pummeled the East Coast on Monday, leaving a trail of devastating destruction in its wake.
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Davis also rushed to the Gulf Coast region following Hurricane Katrina's devastating rampage through the area in August 2005.
"Recovery from hurricane damage on the East Coast must not come at the expense of Missouri's rebuilding efforts, " Republican Sen.
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We all saw what that looks like when Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, and it was ugly and sad.
On its current track, Hurricane Earl could approach the coast of North Carolina by late tonight or early Friday morning.
Earlier this year Hurricane Isaac hit New Orleans exactly 7 years to the day that Hurricane Katrina devastated the gulf coast in 2005.
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More significantly, this is the first time New Orleans is holding the game since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast region almost eight years ago.
Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast more than two months ago.
Hurricane Sandy struck the East Coast on October 29, causing severe damage to the petroleum refining and distribution sector -- including pipelines, refineries, bulk terminals, and ports.
Baidu shares are not trading because of a hurricane on the US East Coast which has led to the temporary closure of the New York Stock Exchange.
President Obama was briefed this morning via phone by FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate on the preparations for potential impacts of Hurricane Earl on the East Coast and New England.
San Antonio's previous record flooding in 1998 was devastating, caused by heavy rains throughout south Texas and by a plume of moist air from Hurricane Madeline off the west coast of Mexico.
At the San Antonio headquarters of top U.S. refiner Valero Energy, the emergency command center was alert on Saturday morning, with two dozen executives monitoring the landfall of Hurricane Rita on the Louisiana coast.
The long-term forecast track from the hurricane center showed Katrina weakening and crossing the Florida peninsula Friday, then moving out over the Gulf of Mexico and sweeping north toward the hurricane-weary northern Gulf Coast.
Two days ago I was in San Diego, desperately trying to figure out a way to get to home to the Northeast after my flight was cancelled (quite prematurely) in advance of Hurricane Sandy reaching the east coast.
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And all are minor inconveniences versus the death and destruction brought by Hurricane Sandy to the East Coast. (Our thoughts and prayers go out to all who lost friends, family, their homes and perhaps their livelihood to this most destructive of storms).
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The administrative assistant for a New York City fashion house was visiting her mother in Philadelphia when Hurricane Sandy slammed the East Coast, shutting down Amtrak, New Jersey Transit, the New York City subways and power in the Manhattan financial district neighborhood where the woman lived.
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Katrina was a Category 4 hurricane when it struck the Gulf Coast on August 29.
In 1969, 248 people were killed as Hurricane Camille slammed into the Gulf Coast.
Before Hurricane Katrina ripped along the Gulf Coast, Mayor Ray Nagin was considered a shoe-in for reelection.
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