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-- Federal Emergency Management Agency's Search and Rescue units2003., Adolescent, Rosen Central Call No: 363.34 81 02373 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Careers in search and rescue operationsSummary Note: Discusses the formation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and its Search and Rescue units, membership and responsibilities of the teams, and some of the disasters at which they've helped.
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-- Drowned city: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans[2015]., Adolescent, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: 976 .044 Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: On August 29, 2005, monstrous winds and surging water struck New Orleans, overwhelming the levees guarding the low-lying city. Eighty percent of the city flooded, in some places under twenty feet of water. More than fourteen hundred people lost their lives. The riveting tale of Hurricane Katrina and the drowning of New Orleans is one of selflessness, heroism, and courage - and also of indifference, incompetence, and criminality.
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c2010., Juvenile, Bearport Pub. Call No: 551.55 3 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: Disaster survivorsSummary Note: Discusses the formation, occurrence, and impact of tornados in the United States, with photographs and statistics on the areas that have been hit the hardest by the natural phenomana.
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[2015], Juvenile, Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House Call No: 976.3 Koo Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: What Is?
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[2015]., Juvenile, Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House Call No: SER 976.3 KOO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: What was--?Summary Note: "On August 25th, 2005, one of the deadliest and most destructive hurricanes in history hit the Gulf of Mexico. High winds and rain pummeled coastal communities, including the City of New Orleans, which was left under 15 feet of water in some areas after the levees burst. Track this powerful storm from start to finish, from rescue efforts large and small to storm survivors' tales of triumph"--