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Thomas Fortenberry
poet · writer · educatorde l'audace,
encore de l'audace,
et toujours de l'audace
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Category Archives: Hurricane/Disaster
Polluticanes
Say it ain’t so, climate change deniers! Pollution is harmful? Nooooo!!!!!! Pollution may be strengthening Asian cyclones
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BP Slick Covers Gulf, Kills Dolphins, Whales, Everything
This is so horrific to watch. I was born on the shores of the Gulf and we have destroyed it. Utterly. This is a nightmare from which I cannot wake. America is supposedly the most powerful, wealthiest nation on earth. … Continue reading
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Mardi Gras, Adieu!
Ahh, another Mardi Gras descends into the Ash of morning. What memories! But what a glorious triumph this year. It finally felt like a full recovery for New Orleans from the flooding after hurricane Katrina. And those Saints, oh those … Continue reading
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Army Corps of Engineers Blamed for Hurricane Katrina Levee Breaches
This is a huge ruling and will open the flood gates — pardon the terrible (-y apt) pun — to litigation/compensation for victims in the New Orleans area. Now if only we could sue the government for the Bush administration’s … Continue reading
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A Lady Called Camille
Here is a great blast from the past — literally. I grew up in the ruins of this storm, as it struck my home town on the Mississippi Gulf Coast when I was one year old. My family evacuated and … Continue reading
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Graphic Memories of Hurricane Katrina
Glad to see this latest piece in the post-Katrina puzzle. I have noticed a lot more New Orleans-themed clothing and art over the past few years. I always hoped there would be a Katrina-inspired wave of art, literature, music, and … Continue reading
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El Niño Modoki
Study: ‘El Nino’ changes result in more hurricanes in the Atlantic The journal Science has published a study about ‘El Nino’ – the warming patterns in the Pacific Ocean – which says that a change in the phenomenon is likely … Continue reading
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