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NEWS ABOUT: Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast stories: 19 news summaries

 FEMA Too Slow 
 on Katrina Trailer  
 Toxins: Federal Report  

Agency didn't announce toxin find until 2 years after people moved in

Jul 24, 09 9:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - FEMA was too slow to deal with reports of toxins in trailers used to house Hurricane Katrina victims, potentially posing a “significant health risk” to thousands along the Gulf Coast, a Homeland Security report says. Residents of the trailers had reported bloody noses, headaches, and worse as a result... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • Department of Homeland Security • FEMA • toxin • formaldehyde • Gulf Coast • FEMA trailers • report • Homeland Security

 Swine Flu Hits 
 US Troops 
 in Kuwait 

First cases reported in the Gulf region

May 24, 09 5:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the first appearance of swine flu in the Gulf region, 18 American soldiers have tested positive for the disease, reports the BBC. All affected troops have left Kuwait and received medical attention. The soldiers at the military base—a logistics outpost for troops serving in Iraq—did not come... More »

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military bases • Kuwait • Gulf Coast • swine flu • H1N1 virus

10 Places Already Feeling Global Warming's Heat

Hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast has taken the brunt of climate change so far

Dec 25, 08 2:54 PM CST
(Newser) - While some consider global warming a cautionary tale of things to come, its effects are already being felt all over the world, reports Scientific American. The worst-hit:
  • Darfur: The deserts have been crippled by a decades-long drought, and can no longer support farmers or their grazing herds.
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Darfur • politics • global warming • hurricane • Northwest Passage • Gulf Coast • Uganda • Alps • Great Barrier Reef

Media Focus Elsewhere Hurts Gulf Coast Relief Efforts

Media coverage pales in comparison to Katrina disaster

Sep 25, 08 10:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Relief organizations are struggling to raise funds for their work in hurricane-battered areas of Texas and Louisiana, a marked difference from 2005, when millions flowed in to help Katrina victims. “The camera and the lights didn't stay on” this time, a Red Cross worker tells MSNBC, distracted by fresher... More »

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relief • American Red Cross • Gulf Coast • Hurricane Gustav • Hurricane Ike • Mennonite Disaster Service

 Ike Boosts 
 Gas Prices 
 Up to $5 

Prices jump 5 cents nationwide as Gulf shuts down nearly 100% oil production

Sep 14, 08 6:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gas prices have shot up an average of 5 cents nationwide in the wake of Hurricane Ike, which has shut down almost 100% of oil and natural gas production in the Gulf Coast region. Gas prices in the Gulf area have risen as high as $5 per gallon, and an... More »

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Texas • gas prices • oil refineries • Gulf Coast • oil production • Hurricane Ike • gas gouging

 Ike Hits Fuel Production, 
 May Cause Shortages 

Experts warn of shortage for 'extended period'

Sep 13, 08 8:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hurricane Ike’s assault on the Gulf Coast has closed over 19% of US refinery capacity and may hurt delivery nationwide, Bloomberg reports. At least 13 Texas refineries have shut down operations, which may trigger a gasoline shortage in the southern and eastern US—and it may last a while,... More »

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Texas • gas • oil refineries • Gulf Coast • oil production • Hurricane Ike

 Keys, Caribbean Isles Evacuate for Ike

Category 3 storm expected to hit Turks and Caicos today

Sep 6, 08 3:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tourists and locals are fleeing the Florida Keys and Caribbean islands as Hurricane Ike closes in today, CNN reports. Forecasters predict Ike will slam into the Turks and Caicos islands late today or early tomorrow with Category 3 winds near 115 mph and 9- to 12-foot-high waves. The storm is... More »

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evacuation • Turks and Caicos Islands • Gulf Coast • Florida Keys • Hurricane Ike

1M Lose Power as Gustav Rolls Through La.

Oil, fishing industry slammed rains ease in New Orleans

Sep 1, 08 7:01 PM CDT
(AP) - Hurricane Gustav left more than 1 million without power today as it tore roofs from homes, toppled trees, and flooded roads in the heart of Louisiana's fishing and oil industry, the AP reports. Many of the 2 million people who left coastal Louisiana watched TV coverage from shelters and hotel... More »

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New Orleans • Louisiana • flooding • Gulf Coast • Hurricane Gustav

 Oil Down Sharply 
 as Gustav Weakens 

With crude at $111 a barrel, analysts surprised at market's tame reaction to threat

Sep 1, 08 5:32 PM CDT
(AP) - Oil prices tumbled to $111 a barrel today as Hurricane Gustav weakened along the Gulf Coast, posing less of a threat than forecast to oil drilling and refining operations. A stronger dollar also contributed to the average retail gas price being down slightly at $3.686 a gallon, the AP... More »

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oil refineries • Gulf Coast • Exxon Mobil • oil prices • Hurricane Gustav

Gustav Makes Landfall Near New Orleans

FEMA, evacuated city prepare for punishing wind and rain

Sep 1, 08 10:25 AM CDT
(AP) - Hurricane Gustav crashed into the all-but-deserted Louisiana coast this morning, and the eye landed southwest of New Orleans. Gustav brought punishing wind and sheets of rain but veered away from New Orleans, where only a few holdouts remained, the AP reports. Tens of thousands were without power in New Orleans... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • storm • Gulf Coast • property damage • Hurricane Gustav

 Oil Prices Jump $1 as Gustav Shuts Down Gulf Operations

Investors react to storm threat

Sep 1, 08 4:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hurricane Gustav helped boost oil prices today by more than $1 a barrel as energy companies shut down production facilities in the storm's path, reports Reuters. US crude rose $1.54 to $117 per barrel this morning, after briefly surging to over $118 when NYMEX opened for electronic trading hours... More »

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gas prices • Gulf of Mexico • energy markets • Gulf Coast • oil production • oil prices • Hurricane Gustav

 Gustav to Hit 
 as Cat 3 Storm
 by Midday

Hurricane-force winds to strike coastal regions tonight

Aug 31, 08 6:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hurricane Gustav roared through the Gulf of Mexico today and is expected to strike west of New Orleans tomorrow at around noon, Reuters reports. But forecasters expect it to simmer down to a category 3 storm with 125-mph winds and say hurricane-force winds will likely strike the coast tonight. "... More »

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New Orleans • Louisiana • evacuation • Gulf Coast • Hurricane Gustav

 Bush to 
 Skip RNC 
 for Gustav Trip 

President to visit evacuees and workers in Texas

Aug 31, 08 1:06 PM CDT
(AP) - President George W. Bush will skip the Republican National Convention tomorrow and travel instead to Texas to meet with emergency workers and people who evacuated the Gulf Coast as Hurricane Gustav bore down. He will hold off traveling to Louisiana, however, because he does not want to get in the... More »

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RNC • FEMA • evacuation • Gulf Coast • George W. Bush • Hurricane Gustav • Republican National Convention

(AP) - Spooked by Hurricane Gustav's rapid move toward Category 5 strength, a million residents of the Gulf Coast fled today as a hurricane watch was issued for Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and part of Texas. Gustav is likely to become a Category 5—with sustained winds of 156 mph or more—by... More »

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New Orleans • Gulf Coast • disaster • Hurricane Gustav

(Newser) - Gustav grew into a fierce Category 4 hurricane and slammed into Cuba this afternoon as the nation scrambled to evacuate its most populated areas, the AP reports. The storm, which had been upgraded to a Category 3 just hours earlier, now has 145mph winds and remains on path to hit... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • Cuba • evacuation • hurricane • Gulf Coast • Hurricane Gustav

 Gustav Now a Cat 3 Hurricane 

Hurricane builds strength as it heads towards Cuba, Gulf Coast

Aug 30, 08 8:02 AM CDT
(AP) - Gustav swelled to a fearsome Category 3 hurricane with winds of 115 mph as it neared Cuba early today, the AP reports. The storm, which killed 71 people in the Caribbean, rolled over the Cayman Islands last night, with fierce winds that tore down trees and power lines, but there... More »

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New Orleans • severe weather • Cuba • Cayman Islands • hurricane • Gulf Coast • Hurricane Gustav

 Gustav Slams Jamaica 
 as Gulf Coast Braces

Tropical storm could be category 3 hurricane by tomorrow

Aug 29, 08 7:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tropical Storm Gustav pummeled Jamaica today with 65mph winds and may build to a category 3 storm by the time it reaches Cuba tomorrow, CNN reports. The storm killed some 51 in Haiti and eight in the Dominican Republic yesterday. Officials in the National Hurricane Center’s “cone of... More »

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Haiti • National Hurricane Center • evacuation • hurricane • Dominican Republic • Tropical Storm • Gulf Coast • Hurricane Gustav

US Hurricane Aid
Snarled in Red Tape

$3.5B to replace schools and firehouses languishing in accounts

Jan 11, 08 3:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Billions of dollars in FEMA aid earmarked for rebuilding infrastructure pulverized by the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes have yet to be spent on thousands of important projects such as replacing schools and firehouses, USA Today reports. Out of $4.5 billion in aid to Louisiana and Mississippi, only $1 billion... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • Louisiana • aid • FEMA • infrastructure • Gulf Coast • Katrina aftermath

Katrina
Death Toll: 320M Trees

Hurricane's impact on forests leads to massive CO2 release

Nov 16, 07 12:53 PM CST
(Newser) - Hurricane Katrina killed 320 million trees in Mississippi and Louisiana, and the die-off is affecting the atmosphere as well as the landscape. Decaying trees will release about 367 million tons of carbon dioxide, equal to the amount released in a whole season of US forest fires, the LA Times reports.... More »

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climate change • Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • Louisiana • carbon • deforestation • Mississippi • Gulf Coast

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