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Lack of National Guard Units Slows New Orleans Recovery–Thousands May be Dead
August 31, 2005UPDATE: New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin says that thousands have died. In a news conference, he announced that, "We know there is a significant number of dead bodies in the water." He thinks that there are also people lying dead... continued
Climate Change Witch Hunt
August 31, 2005Three of America's leading climate scientists are accusing a politician of intimidating them, because they are insisting that global warming is real and that action should be taken immediately to curb greenhouse gas emissions, before more events like hurricane Katrina... continued
Old Ears on Young Bodies
August 30, 2005Everywhere you go these days you overhear conversations taking place on cell phones and see people wearing headphones moving to music only they can hear. All this is leading to old ears on young bodies. Audio expert Robert Novak says,... continued
Can Food Cure Psycho Symptoms?
August 30, 2005Eating oat bran lowers the body's cholesterol levels. Eating dairy foods strengthens bones. Are there foods that can help psychological disorders? We know that certain foods, like chocolate, raise serotonin levels. Serotonin is the "happiness chemical" that is raised by... continued
Mysterious Scream
August 30, 2005A local TV station in Liberty Ohio is investigating a mysterious recurring scream. One person heard it while out walking with her spouse. She happened to have a tape recorder with her, so she recorded the sound and sent it... continued
New Orleans Levee Breaks
August 30, 2005A massive break in the 17th Street levee is flooding the city of New Orleans. Jefferson and Plaquemine Parishes are under martial law. Nobody is being allowed into the city.The 200ft wide break is expected to continue flooding untilthe water... continued
Katrina: Whose Fault is It?
August 30, 2005Whitley writes in his latest journal: "Another summer, another series of weather catastrophes worldwide...And now Katrina, which could well turn out to be the greatest environmental disaster in the history of the United States, and a terrifying warning of worse... continued
Tearful Governor: Evacuate New Orleans
August 30, 2005Governor Kathleen Blanco of Louisiana, choking back tears,has announced that the city of New Orleans must beevacuated. In a press conference called half an hour ago,she described the situation as "untenable" and announcedthat everybody in all the rescue centers in... continued
No Flooding in Central New Orleans, but Losses May be Great
August 29, 2005Although New Orleans narrowly missed being the first US cityeverdestroyed by a storm this morning when Hurricane Katrinafirst diminished slightly in power, then edged east, thelack of information from areas in the storm's path is amatter of the most serious... continued
A River Disappears
August 29, 2005A river went underground in one Arizona town as a huge fissure opened up in another. The Santa Cruz River rose so high that it covered Interstate highway 19 in places. Cars couldn't get through. Then three days later, the... continued