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Katrina Blogosphere Highlights 9-8-05

  • Boing Boing points to a collection of Superdome photos on Flickr.
  • GamersGame.com blogs that virtual worlds like Second Life, Everquest II and There are raising money for Katrina survivors.
  • FEMA Failures is a new blog looking closely at problems with FEMA's response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • Crooks and Liars has the video of Celine Dion breaking down in tears on Larry King.
  • The Houston Chronicle has launched the DomeBlog which covers events inside the Houston Astrodome where many evacuees from the Superdome are now staying.
  • Even after the flood waters recede the bacteria, toxins and chemicals may not. Plus, mold may form in homes and business.
  • Blog prediction: The New York Times says "Weather nerd" Brendan Loy blogged on August 26th that, "If I were in New Orleans, I would seriously consider getting the hell out of Dodge right now, just in case." Brendan Loys' blog also points out that poor Snowball may have been found according to an MSNBC.com story.
  • Here is a list of a few online auctions helping to raise money for Hurricane Katrina survivors.
  • 25,000 body bags have been ordered by the government.
  • Other nations say the U.S. has been too slow to accept aid.
  • The Ninth Ward was the hardest hit by Katrina.
  • Jeff Jarvis blogs about a new wiki called Recovery 2.0 -- an opensource disaster recovery initiative. "It's designed to be a clearing house for independent initiatives towards building reliable web-based platforms for disaster recovery efforts."
  • Sales of John M. Barry's Rising Tide book about the 1927 Mississippi River flood have spiked to #11 on Amazon.com since Hurricane Katrina hit.
  • Brad Delong looks at the economic impact of Katrina.
  • IE Only: LifeHacker says to get Katrina aid from FEMA’s assistance site you need Internet Explorer 6.0. Boing Boing says you need Windows + IE unless you use some fancy work-around software.
  • Blogpulse.com does another roundup of blog storm coverage as bloggers point fingers at the government's slow response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • Think Progress has a Katrina Time Line.
  • Onegoodmove.org comments on Keith Olbermann's criticism of Homeland Security Chief Michael Chertoff's slip, "Louisiana is a city that is largely under water."
  • Yahoo, which has added a directory of Katrina blogs, is also featuring individual blog posts in their Katrina Full Coverage area. For Katrina, Yahoo has now not only featured individual blogs posts in its news area but also linked to Katrina blogs from its homepage last weekend.

    Tags: katrina | hurricane-katrina

    Posted on September 8, 2005
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