Ripley, Amanda, <br/><br/>
An American Tragedy: 4 Places Where the System Broke Down. 
Amanda Ripley and others. 
 -  Time,  2005. 
 - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006.  Article 38,  Global Issues,  1522-3221; .
<br/><br/> Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006.  Originally Published: An American Tragedy: 4 Places Where the System Broke Down, Sept. 19, 2005; pp. 34-41. 
<br/><br/> "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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>1522-3221; 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Blanco, Kathleen<br/>Brown, Michael<br/>Chertoff, Michael
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security <br/>U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Hurricane Katrina (2005)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>New Orleans (La.)
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>AC1.S5 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>050