An American Tragedy: 4 Places Where the System Broke Down. Amanda Ripley and others.
by Ripley, Amanda; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 38Global Issues. Publisher: Time, 2005ISSN: 1522-3221;.Subject(s): Blanco, Kathleen | Brown, Michael | Chertoff, Michael | Hurricane Katrina (2005) | New Orleans (La.) | U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security | U.S. Federal Emergency Management AgencyDDC classification: 050 Summary: "This country's emergency operations, awesome in their potential, are also frighteningly interdependent. The locals are in charge--until they get overwhelmed. Then they cede control to the feds--but not entirely. The scarier things get, the fuzzier the lines of authority become....A TIME investigation shows how confusion, incompetence and, ironically, a fear of making mistakes hobbled the government at all levels." (TIME) This article examines the government response to the 2005 Hurricane Katrina disaster and points out key areas where the system failed.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: An American Tragedy: 4 Places Where the System Broke Down, Sept. 19, 2005; pp. 34-41.
"This country's emergency operations, awesome in their potential, are also frighteningly interdependent. The locals are in charge--until they get overwhelmed. Then they cede control to the feds--but not entirely. The scarier things get, the fuzzier the lines of authority become....A TIME investigation shows how confusion, incompetence and, ironically, a fear of making mistakes hobbled the government at all levels." (TIME) This article examines the government response to the 2005 Hurricane Katrina disaster and points out key areas where the system failed.
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