Hurricane Katrina/Related Articles

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Parent topics

• Hurricane (weather) [r]: A large, destructive storm in the Western Hemisphere, comparable to cyclones in South Asia and typhoons in the Pacific; may have local tornadoes and higher winds, but the main concern is extensive flooding and winds up to 280 kmph/175 mph ^[e]
• Emergency management [r]: Preparation and response to natural disasters, accidents, and deliberate violence at both the routine local level and when local resources are overwhelmed ^[e]
• Gulf of Mexico [r]: An ocean basin off the Atlantic Ocean that is mostly surrounded by the southeast corner of North America. ^[e]

Subtopics

• U.S. Department of Homeland Security [r]: An executive (cabinet-level) department of the United States government whose primary mission is to protect the security of the nation. ^[e]
  • Michael Chertoff [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency [r]: Under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the lead operating agency for emergency response to disasters, accidents and attacks affecting the civilian population ^[e]
    • Michael Brown [r]: A black youth killed in 2014 in a controversial police shooting in Ferguson, Missouri ^[e]
• United States Army [r]: Branch of the United States Armed Forces with the principal responsibility of conducting large-scale ground combat ^[e]
  • Russel Honoré [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Louisiana (U.S. state) [r]: medium-sized state in southeast U.S. on the Gulf of Mexico; became a state in 1812 and rebelled during the civil war (1861-1865). ^[e]
  • Kathleen Blanco [r]: Add brief definition or description
    • New Orleans, Louisiana [r]: A large riverport on the Mississippi River, in Louisiana ^[e]
      • Roy Nagin [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Mississippi (U.S. state) [r]: A state in southeast U.S. on the Gulf of Mexico; became a state in 1817 and rebelled during the civil war (1861-1865). ^[e]
• Georgia (U.S. state) [r]: medium-sized, populous state in southeast U.S. on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the country's original 13 colonies that rebelled during the civil war (1861-1865). ^[e]
• Alabama (U.S. state) [r]: medium-sized state in southeast U.S. on the Gulf of Mexico; became a state in 1819 and rebelled during the civil war (1861-1865). ^[e]
• Texas (U.S. state) [r]: 28th state (1845) of the USA. ^[e]

Other related topics

• Vibrio vulnificus [r]: Gram-negative, motile, curved, rod-shaped bacteria present in marine environments, capable of causing septicemia in individuals with an underlying chronic disease, as well as causing wound infections to persons who handle shellfish. ^[e]

Articles related by keyphrases (Bot populated)

• National Guard (United States) [r]: United States Army and United States Air Force units, funded by the Federal government, which are under the control of state governors for emergencies when not "federalized", but regular parts of the U.S. military when they are ^[e]
• Whiteman Air Force Base [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Spanish Armada [r]: The failed seaborn invasion of England by Spain in 1588. ^[e]
• Department of National Defence (Canada) [r]: The Canadian cabinet department responsible for the uniformed Canadian Forces, departmental agencies, and several organizations (e.g., search and rescue) that may or may not be part of the regular military of some other nations. ^[e]