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January 1, 2007

More than 500 people missing after Indonesian ferry sinks in storm

1/01/07 Firdaus, Independent, More than 500 people missing after Indonesian ferry sinks in storm

Posted on January 1, 2007 9:24 AM |

January 2, 2007

Race to rescue US storm victims

1/02/07 BBC, Race to rescue US storm victims

Posted on January 2, 2007 7:44 AM |

January 3, 2007

Indonesia ferry survivors found

1/03/07 BBC, Indonesia ferry survivors found

Posted on January 3, 2007 7:47 AM |

7 Indicted New Orleans Cops Surrender

1/03/07 Kunzelman, AP, 7 Indicted New Orleans Cops Surrender

Posted on January 3, 2007 7:58 AM |

January 4, 2007

New Orleans Repeats Mistakes as It Rebuilds

1/04/07 Whoriskey, WP, New Orleans Repeats Mistakes as It Rebuilds

Posted on January 4, 2007 6:05 AM |

January 6, 2007

A Spate of Killings Opens New Year in New Orleans

1/06/07 McConnaughey, AP, A Spate of Killings Opens New Year in New Orleans

Posted on January 6, 2007 9:54 AM |

January 8, 2007

Heavy rains kill dozens in Brazil

1/08/07 Hirsch, BBC, Heavy rains kill dozens in Brazil

Posted on January 8, 2007 8:10 PM |

Malibu fire destroys 8 mansions

1/08/07 CNN, Malibu fire destroys 8 mansions

Posted on January 8, 2007 8:42 PM |

FEMA yet to act on ranchers' aid

1/08/07 Rocky Mtn News, ,a href="http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5264803,00.html">FEMA yet to act on ranchers' aid

Posted on January 8, 2007 8:47 PM |

January 9, 2007

Survivors found nine days after ferry sank

1/09/07 Hakim, Guardian, Survivors found nine days after ferry sank

Posted on January 9, 2007 8:50 PM |

January 11, 2007

Storm Left New Orleans Ripe for Violence

1/11/07 Nossiter, NYT, Storm Left New Orleans Ripe for Violence

Posted on January 11, 2007 8:20 AM |

January 15, 2007

Severe storms hit southern Sweden

1/15/07 BBC, Severe storms hit southern Sweden

Posted on January 15, 2007 7:21 AM |

More than 90,000 evacuated as second wave of floods hit southern Malaysia

1/15/07 Kanaraju, Independent, More than 90,000 evacuated as second wave of floods hit southern Malaysia

Posted on January 15, 2007 7:34 AM |

Vacuum Maker Hailed as Savior Quits Gulf Town

1/15/07 Eaton, NYT, Vacuum Maker Hailed as Savior Quits Gulf Town

Posted on January 15, 2007 7:47 AM |

January 18, 2007

Operating Costs Are Imperiling Disaster Fund

1/18/07 Nixon & Eaton, NYT, Operating Costs Are Imperiling Disaster Fund

Posted on January 18, 2007 7:48 AM |

January 21, 2007

New Orleans of Future May Stay Half Its Old Size

1/21/07 Nossiter, NYT, New Orleans of Future May Stay Half Its Old Size

Posted on January 21, 2007 9:33 AM |

January 24, 2007

Not a Single Word

1/24/07 Nation, Not a Single Word - New Orleans

Posted on January 24, 2007 8:10 AM |

Can a 'leaky' levee save the Louisiana coast?

1/24/07 Jonsson, CSM, Can a 'leaky' levee save the Louisiana coast?

Posted on January 24, 2007 8:26 PM |

On Snowbound Plains, Grim Fight to Save Calves

1/24/07 Johnson, NYT, On Snowbound Plains, Grim Fight to Save Calves

Posted on January 24, 2007 8:30 PM |

Insurer to Pay 640 Claims From Katrina

1/24/07 Treaster, NYT, Insurer to Pay 640 Claims From Katrina

Posted on January 24, 2007 8:33 PM |

January 29, 2007

Bringing Health Care To Katrina's Uninsured

1/29/07 McConnaughey, AP, Bringing Health Care To Katrina's Uninsured

Posted on January 29, 2007 7:04 AM |

February 2, 2007

Severe Storms Strike Central Florida

2/02/07 Holusha, NYT, Severe Storms Strike Central Florida

Posted on February 2, 2007 8:47 AM |

February 3, 2007

Court Clears Way for Suit on New Orleans Flooding

2/03/07 Schwartz, NYT, Court Clears Way for Suit on New Orleans Flooding

Posted on February 3, 2007 6:49 AM |

February 4, 2007

Jakarta floods death toll rises

2/04/07 BBC, Jakarta floods death toll rises

Posted on February 4, 2007 7:02 AM |

Cranes Killed at Wildlife Refuge

2/04/07 AP, Cranes Killed at Wildlife Refuge

Posted on February 4, 2007 7:48 AM |

February 5, 2007

Jakarta on high alert as dramatic floods make 340,000 homeless

2/05/07 Firdaus, Independent, Jakarta on high alert as dramatic floods make 340,000 homeless

Posted on February 5, 2007 8:25 AM |

February 24, 2007

Aid arrives in flood-hit Bolivia

2/24/07 BBC, Aid arrives in flood-hit Bolivia

Posted on February 24, 2007 8:41 AM |

Cyclone and flooding cause devastation in Mozambique

2/24/07 Bloomfield, Independent, Cyclone and flooding cause devastation in Mozambique

Posted on February 24, 2007 8:56 AM |

March 3, 2007

New Orleans Files Claim Against Corps for Billions

3/03/07 Eaton, NYT, New Orleans Files Claim Against Corps for Billions

Posted on March 3, 2007 6:51 AM |

March 5, 2007

Georgia Tornado Strips Area of Medical Services

3/05/07 Sexton, NYT, Georgia Tornado Strips Area of Medical Services

Posted on March 5, 2007 7:20 AM |

March 8, 2007

FEMA Taking Hit on Sale of Surplus Trailers

3/08/07 Hsu, WP, FEMA Taking Hit on Sale of Surplus Trailers

Posted on March 8, 2007 8:39 AM |

March 9, 2007

Desolation row: The betrayal of New Orleans

3/09/07 Buncombe, Independent, Desolation row: The betrayal of New Orleans

Posted on March 9, 2007 8:18 AM |

March 12, 2007

'We Called It Hurricane FEMA'

3/12/07 Whoriskey, WP, 'We Called It Hurricane FEMA'

Posted on March 12, 2007 7:36 AM |

March 13, 2007

Strike at Big Shipyard Is Yet Another Effect of Katrina

3/13/07 Nossiter, NYT, Strike at Big Shipyard Is Yet Another Effect of Katrina

Posted on March 13, 2007 7:45 AM |

March 17, 2007

Nagin Suspects a Plot To Keep Blacks Away

3/17/07 Harris, WP, Nagin Suspects a Plot To Keep Blacks Away

Posted on March 17, 2007 7:07 AM |

March 22, 2007

Report Says Corps Miscalculated on Levees

3/22/07 Whoriskey, WP, Report Says Corps Miscalculated on Levees

Posted on March 22, 2007 9:09 AM |

March 25, 2007

Earthquakes rock Pacific nations

3/25/07 BBC, Earthquakes rock Pacific nations

Posted on March 25, 2007 6:50 AM |

March 31, 2007

Gulf Hits Snags in Rebuilding Public Works

3/31/07 Eaton, NYT, Gulf Hits Snags in Rebuilding Public Works

Posted on March 31, 2007 7:25 AM |

April 2, 2007

Tsunami strikes Solomon Islands

4/02/07 BBC, Tsunami strikes Solomon Islands

Posted on April 2, 2007 8:43 PM |

April 4, 2007

Aid effort gears up for Solomons

4/04/07 BBC, Aid effort gears up for Solomons

Posted on April 4, 2007 7:05 AM |

April 7, 2007

HUD Institutes Changes to Speed Storm Repairs

4/07/07 Eaton, NYT, HUD Institutes Changes to Speed Storm Repairs

Posted on April 7, 2007 7:00 AM |

Disease fear after Solomons tsunami

4/07/07 Al Jazeera, Disease fear after Solomons tsunami

Posted on April 7, 2007 7:05 AM |

April 8, 2007

Solomons tsunami toll rises

4/08/07 Al Jazeera, Solomons tsunami toll rises

Posted on April 8, 2007 6:36 AM |

April 9, 2007

Thousands homeless after tsunami

4/09/07 BBC, Thousands homeless after tsunami

Posted on April 9, 2007 7:40 AM |

April 13, 2007

Tons of Food Spoiled As FEMA Ran Out Of Storage Space

4/13/07 Hsu, WP, Tons of Food Spoiled As FEMA Ran Out Of Storage Space

Posted on April 13, 2007 10:53 AM |

April 25, 2007

10 Die as Storms Hit Texas-Mexico Border

4/25/07 AP, 10 Die as Storms Hit Texas-Mexico Border

Posted on April 25, 2007 8:32 AM |

April 28, 2007

Earthquake shakes parts of Kent

4/28/07 BBC, Earthquake shakes parts of Kent

Posted on April 28, 2007 6:36 AM |

Urban to Core, Storm Evacuees Give Farm a Try

4/28/07 Eaton, NYT, Urban to Core, Storm Evacuees Give Farm a Try

Posted on April 28, 2007 6:59 AM |

April 29, 2007

Most Katrina Aid From Overseas Went Unclaimed

4/29/07 Solomon & Hsu, WP, Most Katrina Aid From Overseas Went Unclaimed

Posted on April 29, 2007 7:57 AM |

May 6, 2007

After 9 Die in Kansas, a New Wave of Tornadoes

5/06/07 AP, After 9 Die in Kansas, a New Wave of Tornadoes

Posted on May 6, 2007 6:38 AM |

May 7, 2007

Critic Says Levee Repairs Show Signs of Flaws

5/07/07 Schwartz, NYT, Critic Says Levee Repairs Show Signs of Flaws

Posted on May 7, 2007 6:50 AM |

May 9, 2007

Kansas Tornado Renews Debate on Guard at War

5/09/07 Saulny & Rutenberg, NYT, Kansas Tornado Renews Debate on Guard at War

Posted on May 9, 2007 7:22 AM |

June 7, 2007

Twelve killed by cyclone in Oman

6/07/07 BBC, Twelve killed by cyclone in Oman

Posted on June 7, 2007 6:38 AM |

June 15, 2007

Web tools to aid disaster victims

6/15/07 BBC, Web tools to aid disaster victims

Posted on June 15, 2007 7:33 AM |

June 21, 2007

The Plight of New Orleans Workers

6/21/07 Metz, ITT, The Plight of New Orleans Workers

Posted on June 21, 2007 6:49 AM |

Flooding Risks

6/21/07 WP, Flooding Risks

Posted on June 21, 2007 7:02 AM |

June 29, 2007

Aid pleas after Pakistan cyclone

6/29/07BBC, Aid pleas after Pakistan cyclone

Posted on June 29, 2007 7:14 AM |

Protests in Pakistan over relief

6/29/07 Al Jazeera, Protests in Pakistan over relief

Posted on June 29, 2007 7:56 AM |

July 2, 2007

Largely Alone, Pioneers Reclaim New Orleans

7/2/07 Nossiter, NYT, Largely Alone, Pioneers Reclaim New Orleans

Posted on July 2, 2007 7:18 AM |

July 11, 2007

Report Examines Path to Failed New Orleans Levees

7/11/07 Whoriskey, WP, Report Examines Path to Failed New Orleans Levees

Posted on July 11, 2007 5:59 AM |

July 12, 2007

Road to New Life After Katrina Is Closed to Many

7/12/07 Dewan, NYT, Road to New Life After Katrina Is Closed to Many

Posted on July 12, 2007 7:16 AM |

July 17, 2007

Japan admits more nuclear leaks

7/17/07 BBC, Japan admits more nuclear leaks

Posted on July 17, 2007 8:56 AM |

July 25, 2007

Agency Erred in Canceling Loans to 8,000 Along Gulf, Audit Finds

7/25/07 Nixon, NYT, Agency Erred in Canceling Loans to 8,000 Along Gulf, Audit Finds

Posted on July 25, 2007 4:45 AM |

July 26, 2007

Powerful quake rocks eastern Indonesia

7/26/07 Independent, Powerful quake rocks eastern Indonesia

Posted on July 26, 2007 5:46 AM |

August 3, 2007

Big Insurers Win Ruling On Katrina Levee Break

8/03/07 Bohrer, AP, Big Insurers Win Ruling On Katrina Levee Break

Posted on August 3, 2007 7:26 AM |

August 10, 2007

Sickness spreads in S Asia floods

6/10/07 BBC, Sickness spreads in S Asia floods

Posted on August 10, 2007 6:37 AM |

Goodbye, St. Thomas

8/10/07 Sothern, Nation, Goodbye, St. Thomas

Posted on August 10, 2007 6:38 AM |

August 12, 2007

Engineers to Test Flood Defenses In New Orleans

8/12/07 Whoriskey, WP, Engineers to Test Flood Defenses In New Orleans

Posted on August 12, 2007 7:00 AM |

August 16, 2007

Scores killed in Peru earthquake

8/16/07 BBC, Scores killed in Peru earthquake

Posted on August 16, 2007 6:47 AM |

August 17, 2007

One Billion Dollars Later, New Orleans Is Still at Risk

8/17/07 Schwartz, NYT, One Billion Dollars Later, New Orleans Is Still at Risk

Posted on August 17, 2007 6:46 AM |

August 18, 2007

Grimmest Site in a Grim Peruvian City: The Cemetery

8/18/07 Romero, NYT, Grimmest Site in a Grim Peruvian City: The Cemetery

Posted on August 18, 2007 8:25 AM |

August 19, 2007

Poor huddle in flimsy shacks as Hurricane Dean gathers speed

8/19/07, Doyle, Independent, Poor huddle in flimsy shacks as Hurricane Dean gathers speed

Posted on August 19, 2007 9:25 AM |

August 22, 2007

Midwest, Plains Flooding Deaths Reach 22

8/22/07 Seewer, AP, Midwest, Plains Flooding Deaths Reach 22

Posted on August 22, 2007 8:07 AM |

September 4, 2007

Felix slams into Central America

9/04/07 BBC, Felix slams into Central America

Posted on September 4, 2007 5:54 AM |

September 5, 2007

Four dead as Hurricane Felix hits land at 160mph

9/05/07 Tuckman, Guardian, Four dead as Hurricane Felix hits land at 160mph

Posted on September 5, 2007 8:42 PM |

September 6, 2007

In pictures: Felix aftermath

9/06/07 BBC, In pictures: Felix aftermath

Posted on September 6, 2007 8:24 AM |

Scorned on the Bayou

9/06/07 Tuhus, ITT, Scorned on the Bayou

Posted on September 6, 2007 9:01 AM |

September 11, 2007

S Asia flood devastation worsens

9/11/07 BBC, S Asia flood devastation worsens

Posted on September 11, 2007 6:18 AM |

September 13, 2007

Powerful aftershocks hit Sumatra

9/13/07 Al Jazeera, Powerful aftershocks hit Sumatra

Posted on September 13, 2007 6:09 AM |

September 15, 2007

Floods hit large parts of Africa

9/15/07 Al Jazeera, Floods hit large parts of Africa

Posted on September 15, 2007 7:00 AM |

September 19, 2007

Powerful storm hits eastern China

9/19/07 Al Jazeera, Powerful storm hits eastern China

Posted on September 19, 2007 9:14 PM |

October 10, 2007

Ire in Gulf over buyout plan

10/10/07 Jonnson, CSM, Ire in Gulf over buyout plan

Posted on October 10, 2007 7:38 AM |

October 12, 2007

Villagers die in Haiti floods

10/12/07 AL Jazeera, Villagers die in Haiti floods

Posted on October 12, 2007 7:12 AM |

October 16, 2007

FEMA Offers Up to $4,000 as Home Lure for Storm Victims

10/16/07 Blumenthal, NYT, FEMA Offers Up to $4,000 as Home Lure for Storm Victims

Posted on October 16, 2007 7:02 AM |

October 22, 2007

Instant Housing and Designing for Disaster

10/22/07 Wortham, Wired, Instant Housing and Designing for Disaster

Posted on October 22, 2007 7:43 AM |

October 24, 2007

Tracking the California Wildfires

10/24/07 Nizza, NYT, Tracking the California Wildfires ... interactive map

Posted on October 24, 2007 7:38 AM |

California's age of megafires

10/24/07 Wood, CSM, California's age of megafires

Posted on October 24, 2007 8:01 AM |

Following the California Fires

10/24/07 LA Times, Following the California Fires

Posted on October 24, 2007 8:03 AM |

October 25, 2007

Fires' Cost to Insurers Is in Range of $1 Billion

10/25/07 Treaster, NYT, Fires' Cost to Insurers Is in Range of $1 Billion

Posted on October 25, 2007 8:02 AM |

Tracking the California Wildfires: Thursday

10/25/07 Nizza, NYT, Tracking the California Wildfires: Thursday

Posted on October 25, 2007 8:03 AM |

October 26, 2007

Bodies Are Found on Burned Hilltop

10/26/07 Moore, NYT, Bodies Are Found on Burned Hilltop

Posted on October 26, 2007 9:23 AM |

October 27, 2007

Glare of Fires Pulls Migrants From Shadows

10/27/07 Archibold & Carless, NYT, Glare of Fires Pulls Migrants From Shadows

Posted on October 27, 2007 7:40 AM |

October 31, 2007

California's natural born killers

10/31/07 Kinver, BBC, California's natural born killers

Posted on October 31, 2007 7:05 AM |

November 3, 2007

Thousands stranded by floods in Mexico

11/03/07 Doyle, Independent, Thousands stranded by floods in Mexico

Posted on November 3, 2007 6:31 AM |

November 5, 2007

Mexico faces aftermath of its own Katrina

11/05/07 Gumbel, Independent, Mexico faces aftermath of its own Katrina

Posted on November 5, 2007 7:01 AM |

November 6, 2007

Mudslide adds to Mexico flood woe

11/06/07 BBC, Mudslide adds to Mexico flood woe

Posted on November 6, 2007 7:17 AM |

Critics Cite Red Tape in Rebuilding of Louisiana

11/06/07 Eaton, NYT, Critics Cite Red Tape in Rebuilding of Louisiana

Posted on November 6, 2007 7:31 AM |

November 7, 2007

Rains Bring Mexico's Poverty to Surface

11/07/07 Roig-Franzia, WP, Rains Bring Mexico's Poverty to Surface

Posted on November 7, 2007 6:58 AM |

November 15, 2007

Strong quake hits northern Chile

11/15/07 BBC, Strong quake hits northern Chile

Posted on November 15, 2007 6:47 AM |

November 16, 2007

Worst Forest Disaster in U.S. History

11/16/07 ABC, Worst Forest Disaster in U.S. History

Posted on November 16, 2007 6:53 AM |

Bangladesh cyclone kills hundreds

11/16/07 BBC, Bangladesh cyclone kills hundreds

Posted on November 16, 2007 8:02 AM |

November 17, 2007

Cyclone cuts trail of destruction through Bangladesh - 1,100 feared dead

11/17/07 Ramesh, Guardian, Cyclone cuts trail of destruction through Bangladesh - 1,100 feared dead

Posted on November 17, 2007 6:14 AM |

Bangladesh Cyclone Toll Rises to 1,723

11/17/07 AP, Bangladesh Cyclone Toll Rises to 1,723

Posted on November 17, 2007 6:39 AM |

November 18, 2007

Bangladesh cyclone hits poor hardest

11/18/07 Lawson, BBC, Bangladesh cyclone hits poor hardest

Posted on November 18, 2007 6:54 AM |

November 19, 2007

Katrina rated largest U.S. ecodisaster

11/19/07 Jonsson, CSM, Katrina rated largest U.S. ecodisaster

Posted on November 19, 2007 7:16 AM |

November 20, 2007

Bangladesh cyclone death toll could top 10,000

11/20/07 Buncombe, Independent, Bangladesh cyclone death toll could top 10,000

Posted on November 20, 2007 8:10 AM |

Whites Take a Majority on New Orleans's Council

11/20/07 Nossiter, NYT, Whites Take a Majority on New Orleans's Council

Posted on November 20, 2007 8:15 AM |

November 25, 2007

Disasters Quadruple Over Last 20 Years: Oxfam

11/25/07 Reuters, Disasters Quadruple Over Last 20 Years: Oxfam

Posted on November 25, 2007 6:47 AM |

Bangladesh cyclone: Now food shortage threatens millions

11/25/07 Buncombe, Independent, Bangladesh cyclone: Now food shortage threatens millions

Posted on November 25, 2007 7:24 AM |

Biloxi's Recovery Shows Divide

11/25/07 Whoriskey, WP, Biloxi's Recovery Shows Divide

Posted on November 25, 2007 7:56 AM |

November 28, 2007

The strange, slow-motion disaster of the mud volcano

11/28/07 Montlake, CSM, The strange, slow-motion disaster of the mud volcano

Posted on November 28, 2007 8:26 PM |

December 3, 2007

New Orleans Hurt by Acute Rental Shortage

12/03/07 Saulny, NYT, New Orleans Hurt by Acute Rental Shortage

Posted on December 3, 2007 7:58 AM |

December 7, 2007

RIGHTS-US: Made Homeless by Katrina, Now Gov't Bulldozers

12/07/07 Pollock, IPS, RIGHTS-US: Made Homeless by Katrina, Now Gov't Bulldozers

Posted on December 7, 2007 7:26 AM |

December 20, 2007

New Orleans approves demolitions

12/20/07 BBC, New Orleans approves demolitions

Posted on December 20, 2007 8:30 PM |

Police Clash With Protesters in New Orleans

12/20/07 AP, Police Clash With Protesters in New Orleans

Posted on December 20, 2007 9:04 PM |

December 21, 2007

New Orleans to Demolish Thousands of 'Poor' Homes

12/21/07 Doyle, Independent, New Orleans to Demolish Thousands of 'Poor' Homes

Posted on December 21, 2007 9:05 AM |

December 23, 2007

Tsunami? We call it the Golden Wave

12/23/07 Brenkley, Independent, Tsunami? We call it the Golden Wave

Posted on December 23, 2007 6:59 AM |

No shelter for 1 million in Bangladesh: Red Cross

12/23/07 Reuters, No shelter for 1 million in Bangladesh: Red Cross

Posted on December 23, 2007 7:05 AM |

December 24, 2007

Snow storms in US claim 11 lives

12/24/07 BBC, Snow storms in US claim 11 lives

Posted on December 24, 2007 7:55 AM |

December 25, 2007

Report: New Orleans' population nears 300,000

12/25/07 CNN, Report: New Orleans' population nears 300,000

Posted on December 25, 2007 6:37 AM |

December 26, 2007

Tsunami remembered three years on

12/26/07 BBC, Tsunami remembered three years on

Posted on December 26, 2007 6:58 AM |

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