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100 _aRipley, Amanda,
245 3 _aAn American Tragedy: 4 Places Where the System Broke Down.
_cAmanda Ripley and others.
260 _bTime,
_c2005.
440 _aSIRS Enduring Issues 2006.
_nArticle 38,
_pGlobal Issues,
_x1522-3221;
500 _aArticles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006.
500 _aOriginally Published: An American Tragedy: 4 Places Where the System Broke Down, Sept. 19, 2005; pp. 34-41.
520 _a"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.
599 _aRecords created from non-MARC resource.
600 _aBlanco, Kathleen
600 _aBrown, Michael
600 _aChertoff, Michael
650 _aHurricane Katrina (2005)
651 _aNew Orleans (La.)
610 _aU.S.
_bDept. of Homeland Security
610 _aU.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency
710 _aProQuest Information and Learning Company
_tSIRS Enduring Issues 2006,
_pGlobal Issues.
_x1522-3221;
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