Remembering Katrina
A year ago, as Hurricane Katrina slammed ashore on the Gulf Coast, no one had any idea how devastated the region would remain today. In the No. 10 spot among today's blog posts, ThinkProgress provides a year-long timeline that starts Aug. 26, 2005, when the first evacuation orders were issued.
A BlogPulse trend graph shows discussion rising again in conjunction with the first anniversary of the storm; the March spike occurred when video footage was released of President Bush being warned of the hurricane's potential for damage, despite previous statements that no one could have predicted the severity of the storm:
Posted by Sue MacDonald at August 29, 2006 10:04 AM
