Investigation of Hurricane Katrina characteristics for future, warmer climates

Environmental Lead after Hurricane Katrina: Implications for Future Populations

BACKGROUND As a result of Hurricane Katrina, > 100,000 homes were destroyed or damaged and a significant amount of sediment was deposited throughout the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. Researchers have identified the potential for increased lead hazards from environmental lead contamination of soils. OBJECTIVES We assessed the distribution of residential soil and dust lead 2 years poststorm a...

Environmental Lead after Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina deaths, Louisiana, 2005.

OBJECTIVE Hurricane Katrina struck the US Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005, causing unprecedented damage to numerous communities in Louisiana and Mississippi. Our objectives were to verify, document, and characterize Katrina-related mortality in Louisiana and help identify strategies to reduce mortality in future disasters. METHODS We assessed Hurricane Katrina mortality data sources received in...

Hurricane Katrina--pediatric dentistry's response.

Hurricane Katrina – one hospital's experience

Hurricane Katrina came ashore in Louisiana at approximately 07:00 hours on Monday, 29 August 2005. The storm washed away a swathe of the Louisiana coastline, destroyed large portions of the city of New Orleans, and forever changed the state of Louisiana. Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana was one of the receiving hospitals for evacuees from the New Orleans ar...