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		MARK HUMPHREY / AP A make-shift medical unit in Gulfport, Miss. N a t i o n Katrina's Lingering Medical Nightmare Chronically ill storm victims struggle to piece together medical records lost in the storm Read the Story These groups are assisting: • American Red Cross • Operation Blessing • America's Second Harvest Where Was God? In the aftermath of cataclysms like Katrina, the old questions sometimes yield new answers What do you think of the response to Hurricane Katrina? Read the responses Can New Orleans Do Better? After his Katrina performance, mayor Ray Nagin needs to show he's the one to revive the city Starting From Scratch How do you jump-start a Louisiana parish without money, even people? And let's not forget the snakes Unsafe Harbor Natural barriers that might have slowed Rita and Katrina were ruined long ago by human development along the fragile Gulf Coast. How Louisianans plan to protect themselves by protecting the environment first Act Two Hurricane Rita brings a second cruel assault on the Gulf Coast. How well did we apply Katrina's lessons? Global Warming: The Culprit? Evidence mounts that human activity is helping fuel these monster hurricanes Paths of Destruction Hard on the heels of Katrina, Hurricane Rita roared across the Gulf and ripped into the coast along the Texas-Louisiana border. This time, however, the coast was prepared How to Spend (Almost) $1 Billion A Day The President promises a massive rebuilding effort with no concrete numbers--and no tax cuts. While Congress grumbles about how to pay for it, the issue on the ground is: Who gets the cash? Public Bailout. Private Agenda? The President promises a massive rebuilding effort with no concrete numbers--and no tax cuts. While Congress grumbles about how to pay for it, the issue on the ground is: Who gets the cash? Guess Who's Coming ... The President promises a massive rebuilding effort with no concrete numbers--and no tax cuts. While Congress grumbles about how to pay for it, the issue on the ground is: Who gets the cash? Trying To Get It Right This Time 4 Places Where the System Broke Down A TIME investigation shows how confusion, incompetence and, ironically, a fear of making mistakes hobbled the government at all levels Living Too Much in the Bubble? A bungled initial response to Katrina exposed the perils of a rigid, insular White House. Inside Bush's plan to show he isn't isolated Life Among the Ruins As New Orleans counts its dead, some defiant survivors plot the city's comeback Mopping New Orleans What will it take to disinfect the city? On the ground with the Army Corps of Engineers as it cleans up Katrina's deadly muck Just Stay Out Of His Way With Lieut. General Russel Honoré, military boss of the recovery Essay: Saving America's Soul Kitchen How to bring this country together? Listen to the message of New Orleans The Aftermath A city is failed in its hour of need How Did This Happen? The hurricane was the least of the surprises. Why a natural disaster became a man-made debacle—and what this catastrophe says about our rescue capabilities four years after 9/11 Rebuilding a Dream How do you put back a city and a region so devastated? The same way? Differently? Storm Lashed Many have no homes to go to. Others don't want to go home. In their own words, survivors recount how they escaped the floods and fetid conditions--and agonize over what comes next Dipping His Toe Into Disaster Slow, awkward and at times tone-deaf, Bush mishandled the storm's first days. Now he has his own recovery problem Listen To What Katrina Is Saying The latest natural disaster to hit the Gulf Coast has a message for the entire U.S. Essay: The City Tourists Never Knew The neglected side of New Orleans is now bare for all to see A Family's Path from Ruin to Rescue Essay: How to Bring the Magic Back How You Can Help The Admiral Drops In For Barbecue How a chance encounter gave the top man in the Katrina reconstruction a taste of Louisiana hospitality Bush Katrina Probe Nominee Draws Flak Questions raised over Frances Townsend's role in Katrina failings Rita: One Family Tries To Leave Though the Texas coast is under an evacuation order, our correspondent finds that with traffic snarls and gas shortages, getting out isn't easy Rita's Cold Winds Oil markets rise with the latest hurricane. But the real impact will be felt this winter The View From Bourbon Street The few people left in New Orleans are unimpressed with President Bush's visit The Big Empty In New Orleans, the calm comes after the storm On the Forgotten Coast Rebuilding a life along the Mississippi beaches is even harder with the nation's attention focused on New Orleans Market Note: Katrina and Oil Stocks Daniel Kadlec on where energy companies are headed Preparing for the Worst Mahdu Beriwal, who helped New Orleans plan for a hurricane disaster, reflects on failures and lessons How Reliable Is Brown's Resume? A TIME investigation reveals discrepancies in the FEMA chief's official biographies Life After Katrina TIME stringer Alice Jackson rode out Hurricane Katrina at her home near the Gulf Coast. Her house was destroyed; she filed this report on living in a disaster zone Bush's Storm After the Storm The President is losing support, even among Republicans Changing the Hurricane Culture Viewpoint: Accustomed to big storms, many Gulf residents have taken them for granted. Now they're realizing they shouldn't Canal Street By Canoe A TIME reporter floats down the New Orleans street on a pet rescue mission When Can People Live Again in New Orleans? Assessing the health hazards Flying With a New Orleans Rescue Crew As relief efforts shift into high gear, a look at one helicopter crew's day helping to save victims of Katrina Like Baghdad on the Bayou Iraq-war correspondent Brian Bennett joins an Air Force Katrina rescue team over New Orleans Nine Health Hazards in Katrina's Wake How to stay well after a hurricane Oil and High Water In Katrina's wake oil prices have spiked, but the real price increase may not be felt until the winter Is Global Warming Fueling Katrina? Warm ocean temperatures are a key ingredient for monster hurricanes, prompting some scientists to believe that global warming is exacerbating our storm troubles		Cover Story: Act Two Global Warming: Is It The Culprit? The Government: More Mike Browns? After Katrina: Complete Coverage This Issue: Table of Contents Ready for Rita Texans brace for the oncoming hurricane Hurricane Days Texas and Louisiana prepare for Hurricane Rita while Florida cleans up Ghost Town Photos from the continuing crisis in New Orleans Helping Hands Across the Country Americans pitch in to help with the recovery Inside the Evacuation: New Orleans Leaving the beleaguered city Inside the Evacuation: Louisiana and Mississippi Hurricane victims return to their homes New Orleans Under Water The storm passed, and the city had survived. Then a levee broke. The worst-case scenario has arrived An American Tragedy Photos of the crisis in New Orleans New Orleans Under Water The storm passed, and the city had survived. Then a levee broke. The worst-case scenario has arrived A Calamity Waiting to Happen A map of the Gulf Coast region ravaged by Hurricane Katrina Chaos and Despair Grip New Orleans As the city struggles to recover and evacuate, the crisis deepens by the day Katrina's Toll Rescue, recovery and restoring order two days after the hurricane The Day After Katrina Assessing the damage after the hurricane hits the Gulf Coast Hurricane Season The latest coverage, images, video and reports from the Gulf "While the grimmest of the doomsayers warn that New Orleans could be the next Atlantis, some laid-back residents are saying that it could just as easily become the next Venice and that after the deluge, the good times won't roll—they'll float." From The Big Easy On the Brink Jul. 10, 2000 TIME Archive: Killer Hurricanes » TIME Archive: Mississippi Floods » ADVERTISEMENT
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